LEMMA

مُّسْتَضْعَفُون

Appears 1 times in Quran

📖 Lane's Lexicon

Classical definitions for root ضعف

[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.

Derived Stems (33)

Derived Words (3)

Words derived from the lemma "مُّسْتَضْعَفُون".

وَٱلْمُسْتَضْعَفِينَ

and concerning the weak
and of the weak — men, women and children

مُّسْتَضْعَفُونَ

deemed weak

مُسْتَضْعَفِينَ

treated as weak

Occurrences in Quran

Found 1 verses containing "مُّسْتَضْعَفُون".

8:27

وَٱذْكُرُوٓا۟ إِذْ أَنتُمْ قَلِيلٌ مُّسْتَضْعَفُونَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ تَخَافُونَ أَن يَتَخَطَّفَكُمُ ٱلنَّاسُ فَـَٔاوَىٰكُمْ وَأَيَّدَكُم بِنَصْرِهِۦ وَرَزَقَكُم مِّنَ ٱلطَّيِّبَٰتِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ

English - Hazrat Molavi Sher Ali ^ra

And remember the time when you were few and deemed weak in the land, and were in fear lest people should snatch you away, but He sheltered you and strengthened you with His help, and provided you with good things that you might be thankful.

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