هيف

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Arabic

Etymology 1.1

Root
ه ي ف (h y f)
2 terms

Pronunciation

Verb

هَيِفَ (hayifa) I (non-past يَهْيَفُ (yahyafu), verbal noun هَيْف (hayf))

  1. to be slender, slim, refined, svelte
Conjugation

Etymology 1.2

Pronunciation

Noun

هَيْف (hayfm

  1. verbal noun of هَيِفَ (hayifa) (form I)
  2. flimsiness, delicacy
  3. a serious infectious disease that affects many parts of the body, esp. the lungs
  4. adynamia
  5. feebleness; vulnerability
  6. dry wind, parching wind
Declension

References

  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “هيف”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN