[1]
ضَعُفَ , (S, O, Msb, K,) and
ضَعَفَ, (O, Msb,
K,) the latter on the authority of Yoo, (O,) or of
Lh, (L,) aor. of each
ضَعُفَ , (Msb, K,) inf. n.
ضُعْفٌ
and
ضَعْفٌ (S, * O, * Msb, K) [and app.
ضَعَفٌ (q. v.
infrà) or this is a simple subst.] and
ضَعَافَةٌ and
ضَعَافِيَةٌ, (K,) all of which are inf. ns. of the former
verb, (TA,) or the first, which is of the dial. of
Kureysh, is of the former verb, and the second,
which is of the dial. of Temeem, is of the latter
verb, (Msb,)
He, or
it, was, or
became, weak,
feeble, faint, frail, infirm, or
unsound; ضُعْفٌ
and
ضَعْفٌ being the
contr. of قُوَّةٌ, (S, O, Msb,
K,) and
of صِحَّةٌ; (Msb;) and both of them
may be used alike, in every relation; or, accord.
to the people of El-Basrah, both are so used; so
says Az; (TA;) but some say that the former is
used in relation to the body, and the latter in relation to the judgment or opinion. (O, Msb, K:
but this is omitted in my copy of the TA.) ―
2-b2-
ضَعُفَ عَنِ الشَّىْءِ means
He lacked strength, or
power, or
ability, to do or
accomplish, or
to bear,
the thing; [
he was weak so as to be disabled, or
incapacitated, from doing, or
accomplishing, or
from bearing, the thing;] syn.
عَجَزَ عَنْهُ, (Msb
in art.
عجز,) or
عَجَزَ عَنِ ٱحْتِمَالِهِ. (Msb in the
present art.) ―
2-b3- [See also
ضَعْفٌ below.] ＝
1-A2-
ضَعُفَ
also signifies
It (a thing)
exceeded; syn.
زَادَ. (L,
TA.) ―
2-b2- And you say,
ضَعَفْتُ القَوْمَ (Lth, O, K, *)
aor.
ضَعُفَ , (O,) or
ضَعَفَ , (K, TA,) inf. n.
ضَعْفٌ; (O;)
[and app.
ضَعُفْتُ عَلَيْهِمْ, like as you say
زِدْتُ
عَلَيْهِمْ;]
I exceeded the people, or
party, in
number, so that I and my companions had double,
or
several-fold, the number that they had. (Lth,
O, K. *) ―
2-b3- See also 3.