خفيف

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See also: حقيق, حفيف, and خفیف

Arabic

Root
خ ف ف (ḵ f f)
9 terms

Etymology

فَعِيل (faʕīl)-type stative-verb derived from the active participle from the verb خَفَّ (ḵaffa, “to become light”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xa.fiːf/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -iːf

Adjective

خَفِيف • (ḵafīf) (feminine خَفِيفَة (ḵafīfa), common plural خِفَاف (ḵifāf), masculine plural خَفِيفُونَ (ḵafīfūna) or أَخِفَّاء (ʔaḵiffāʔ), feminine plural خَفِيفَات (ḵafīfāt), elative أَخَفّ (ʔaḵaff))

  1. light (in weight)
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 7:189:
      فَلَمَّا تَغَشَّاهَا حَمَلَتْ حَمْلًا خَفِيفًا فَمَرَّتْ بِهِ
      falammā taḡaššāhā ḥamalat ḥamlan ḵafīfan famarrat bihi
      After he had been united with her, she carried a light burden that developed gradually..
  2. nimble, agile, skillful
  3. insignificant
  4. weak, feeble
  5. light-minded, frivolous, fickle
  6. imbecile

Declension

Declension of adjective خَفِيف (ḵafīf)
Singular Masculine Feminine
basic singular triptote singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal خَفِيف
ḵafīf 		الْخَفِيف
al-ḵafīf 		خَفِيفَة
ḵafīfa 		الْخَفِيفَة
al-ḵafīfa
Nominative خَفِيفٌ
ḵafīfun 		الْخَفِيفُ
al-ḵafīfu 		خَفِيفَةٌ
ḵafīfatun 		الْخَفِيفَةُ
al-ḵafīfatu
Accusative خَفِيفًا
ḵafīfan 		الْخَفِيفَ
al-ḵafīfa 		خَفِيفَةً
ḵafīfatan 		الْخَفِيفَةَ
al-ḵafīfata
Genitive خَفِيفٍ
ḵafīfin 		الْخَفِيفِ
al-ḵafīfi 		خَفِيفَةٍ
ḵafīfatin 		الْخَفِيفَةِ
al-ḵafīfati
Dual Masculine Feminine
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal خَفِيفَيْن
ḵafīfayn 		الْخَفِيفَيْن
al-ḵafīfayn 		خَفِيفَتَيْن
ḵafīfatayn 		الْخَفِيفَتَيْن
al-ḵafīfatayn
Nominative خَفِيفَانِ
ḵafīfāni 		الْخَفِيفَانِ
al-ḵafīfāni 		خَفِيفَتَانِ
ḵafīfatāni 		الْخَفِيفَتَانِ
al-ḵafīfatāni
Accusative خَفِيفَيْنِ
ḵafīfayni 		الْخَفِيفَيْنِ
al-ḵafīfayni 		خَفِيفَتَيْنِ
ḵafīfatayni 		الْخَفِيفَتَيْنِ
al-ḵafīfatayni
Genitive خَفِيفَيْنِ
ḵafīfayni 		الْخَفِيفَيْنِ
al-ḵafīfayni 		خَفِيفَتَيْنِ
ḵafīfatayni 		الْخَفِيفَتَيْنِ
al-ḵafīfatayni
Plural Masculine Feminine
sound masculine plural‎; basic broken plural diptote‎; basic broken plural triptote sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural triptote
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal خَفِيفِين‎; أَخِفَّاء‎; خِفَاف
ḵafīfīn‎; ʔaḵiffāʔ‎; ḵifāf 		الْخَفِيفِين‎; الْأَخِفَّاء‎; الْخِفَاف
al-ḵafīfīn‎; al-ʔaḵiffāʔ‎; al-ḵifāf 		خَفِيفَات‎; خِفَاف
ḵafīfāt‎; ḵifāf 		الْخَفِيفَات‎; الْخِفَاف
al-ḵafīfāt‎; al-ḵifāf
Nominative خَفِيفُونَ‎; أَخِفَّاءُ‎; خِفَافٌ
ḵafīfūna‎; ʔaḵiffāʔu‎; ḵifāfun 		الْخَفِيفُونَ‎; الْأَخِفَّاءُ‎; الْخِفَافُ
al-ḵafīfūna‎; al-ʔaḵiffāʔu‎; al-ḵifāfu 		خَفِيفَاتٌ‎; خِفَافٌ
ḵafīfātun‎; ḵifāfun 		الْخَفِيفَاتُ‎; الْخِفَافُ
al-ḵafīfātu‎; al-ḵifāfu
Accusative خَفِيفِينَ‎; أَخِفَّاءَ‎; خِفَافًا
ḵafīfīna‎; ʔaḵiffāʔa‎; ḵifāfan 		الْخَفِيفِينَ‎; الْأَخِفَّاءَ‎; الْخِفَافَ
al-ḵafīfīna‎; al-ʔaḵiffāʔa‎; al-ḵifāfa 		خَفِيفَاتٍ‎; خِفَافًا
ḵafīfātin‎; ḵifāfan 		الْخَفِيفَاتِ‎; الْخِفَافَ
al-ḵafīfāti‎; al-ḵifāfa
Genitive خَفِيفِينَ‎; أَخِفَّاءَ‎; خِفَافٍ
ḵafīfīna‎; ʔaḵiffāʔa‎; ḵifāfin 		الْخَفِيفِينَ‎; الْأَخِفَّاءِ‎; الْخِفَافِ
al-ḵafīfīna‎; al-ʔaḵiffāʔi‎; al-ḵifāfi 		خَفِيفَاتٍ‎; خِفَافٍ
ḵafīfātin‎; ḵifāfin 		الْخَفِيفَاتِ‎; الْخِفَافِ
al-ḵafīfāti‎; al-ḵifāfi

Descendants

  • Maltese: ħafif
  • Moroccan Arabic: خفيف (ḵfīf)
  • → Azerbaijani: xəfif
  • → Persian: خفیف (xafif)
  • → Ottoman Turkish: خفیف (ḫafif)
  • → Swahili: hafifu
  • → Uzbek: xafif

Noun

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اَلْخَفِيف • (al-ḵafīf) m

  1. (prosody) a type of poetic meter (clarification of this definition is needed)

References

  • Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “خفيف”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎, London: W.H. Allen
  • Wehr, Hans (1960) “خفيف”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 3rd edition, Ithaca, NY: Otto Harrassowitz

Moroccan Arabic

Root
خ ف ف
3 terms

Etymology

From Arabic خَفِيف (ḵafīf).

Pronunciation

Adjective

خفيف • (ḵfīf) (feminine خفيفة (ḵfīfa), common plural خفاف (ḵfāf), masculine plural خفيفات (ḵfīfīn), feminine plural خفيفات (ḵfīfāt), elative أخفف (ʔaḵfaf) or خفف (ḵfaf) or خف (ḵaff))

  1. light (in weight)
    Antonym: تقيل (tqīl)
  2. agile

South Levantine Arabic

Root
خ ف ف
3 terms

Etymology

From Arabic خَفِيف (ḵafīf).

Pronunciation

Adjective

خفيف • (ḵafīf) (feminine خفيفة (ḵafīfe), common plural خفاف (ḵfāf), elative أخفّ (ʔaḵaff))

  1. light, slight (weight or intensity)
    Antonym: تقيل (tʔīl)
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