نحيف

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See also: نخيف and نحیف

Arabic

Root
ن ح ف (n ḥ f)
3 terms

Pronunciation

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Adjective

نَحِيف • (naḥīf) (feminine نَحِيفَة (naḥīfa), common plural نِحَاف (niḥāf), masculine plural نُحَفَاء (nuḥafāʔ), feminine plural نَحِيفَات (naḥīfāt), elative أَنْحَف (ʔanḥaf))

  1. thin, slender, skinny, slim
  2. weak, delicate

Declension

Declension of adjective نَحِيف (naḥīf)
Singular Masculine Feminine
basic singular triptote singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal نَحِيف
naḥīf 		النَّحِيف
an-naḥīf 		نَحِيفَة
naḥīfa 		النَّحِيفَة
an-naḥīfa
Nominative نَحِيفٌ
naḥīfun 		النَّحِيفُ
an-naḥīfu 		نَحِيفَةٌ
naḥīfatun 		النَّحِيفَةُ
an-naḥīfatu
Accusative نَحِيفًا
naḥīfan 		النَّحِيفَ
an-naḥīfa 		نَحِيفَةً
naḥīfatan 		النَّحِيفَةَ
an-naḥīfata
Genitive نَحِيفٍ
naḥīfin 		النَّحِيفِ
an-naḥīfi 		نَحِيفَةٍ
naḥīfatin 		النَّحِيفَةِ
an-naḥīfati
Dual Masculine Feminine
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal نَحِيفَيْن
naḥīfayn 		النَّحِيفَيْن
an-naḥīfayn 		نَحِيفَتَيْن
naḥīfatayn 		النَّحِيفَتَيْن
an-naḥīfatayn
Nominative نَحِيفَانِ
naḥīfāni 		النَّحِيفَانِ
an-naḥīfāni 		نَحِيفَتَانِ
naḥīfatāni 		النَّحِيفَتَانِ
an-naḥīfatāni
Accusative نَحِيفَيْنِ
naḥīfayni 		النَّحِيفَيْنِ
an-naḥīfayni 		نَحِيفَتَيْنِ
naḥīfatayni 		النَّحِيفَتَيْنِ
an-naḥīfatayni
Genitive نَحِيفَيْنِ
naḥīfayni 		النَّحِيفَيْنِ
an-naḥīfayni 		نَحِيفَتَيْنِ
naḥīfatayni 		النَّحِيفَتَيْنِ
an-naḥīfatayni
Plural Masculine Feminine
basic broken plural diptote‎; basic broken plural triptote sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural triptote
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal نُحَفَاء‎; نِحَاف
nuḥafāʔ‎; niḥāf 		النُّحَفَاء‎; النِّحَاف
an-nuḥafāʔ‎; an-niḥāf 		نَحِيفَات‎; نِحَاف
naḥīfāt‎; niḥāf 		النَّحِيفَات‎; النِّحَاف
an-naḥīfāt‎; an-niḥāf
Nominative نُحَفَاءُ‎; نِحَافٌ
nuḥafāʔu‎; niḥāfun 		النُّحَفَاءُ‎; النِّحَافُ
an-nuḥafāʔu‎; an-niḥāfu 		نَحِيفَاتٌ‎; نِحَافٌ
naḥīfātun‎; niḥāfun 		النَّحِيفَاتُ‎; النِّحَافُ
an-naḥīfātu‎; an-niḥāfu
Accusative نُحَفَاءَ‎; نِحَافًا
nuḥafāʔa‎; niḥāfan 		النُّحَفَاءَ‎; النِّحَافَ
an-nuḥafāʔa‎; an-niḥāfa 		نَحِيفَاتٍ‎; نِحَافًا
naḥīfātin‎; niḥāfan 		النَّحِيفَاتِ‎; النِّحَافَ
an-naḥīfāti‎; an-niḥāfa
Genitive نُحَفَاءَ‎; نِحَافٍ
nuḥafāʔa‎; niḥāfin 		النُّحَفَاءِ‎; النِّحَافِ
an-nuḥafāʔi‎; an-niḥāfi 		نَحِيفَاتٍ‎; نِحَافٍ
naḥīfātin‎; niḥāfin 		النَّحِيفَاتِ‎; النِّحَافِ
an-naḥīfāti‎; an-niḥāfi

References

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic نَحِيف (naḥīf).

Pronunciation

Adjective

نحيف • (nḥīf) (feminine نحيفة (nḥīfe), masculine plural نحاف (nḥāf), elative أنحف (ʔanḥaf))

  1. thin, slender
    Synonym: ضعيف (ḍʕīf)
    Antonyms: (for people) ناصح (nāṣeḥ), (usually for animals) سمين (smīn)
  2. reedy (voice)

See also

  • رفيع (rfīʕ, “thin, slender, slim (round object)”)
  • رقي (rʔīʔ, “thin, fine (flat object)”)
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