أخلف

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Arabic

Etymology 1.1

Verb

أَخْلَفَ (ʔaḵlafa) IV (non-past يُخْلِفُ (yuḵlifu), verbal noun إِخْلَاف (ʔiḵlāf))

  1. (transitive) to leave (children, offspring)
  2. to compensate (of God)
  3. to break (a promise)
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 3:194:
      رَبَّنَا وَآتِنَا مَا وَعَدْتَنَا عَلَىٰ رُسُلِكَ وَلَا تُخْزِنَا يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ ۗ إِنَّكَ لَا تُخْلِفُ الْمِيعَادَ
      rabbanā waʔātinā mā waʕadtanā ʕalā rusulika walā tuḵzinā yawma l-qiyāmati; ʔinnaka lā tuḵlifu al-mīʕāda
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  4. to disappoint (one's hopes)
Conjugation

Etymology 1.2

Verb

أخلف (form I)

  1. أَخْلُفُ (ʔaḵlufu) /ʔax.lu.fu/: first-person singular non-past active indicative of خَلَفَ (ḵalafa)
  2. أُخْلَفُ (ʔuḵlafu) /ʔux.la.fu/: first-person singular non-past passive indicative of خَلَفَ (ḵalafa)
  3. أَخْلُفَ (ʔaḵlufa) /ʔax.lu.fa/: first-person singular non-past active subjunctive of خَلَفَ (ḵalafa)
  4. أُخْلَفَ (ʔuḵlafa) /ʔux.la.fa/: first-person singular non-past passive subjunctive of خَلَفَ (ḵalafa)
  5. أَخْلُفْ (ʔaḵluf) /ʔax.luf/: first-person singular non-past active jussive of خَلَفَ (ḵalafa)
  6. أُخْلَفْ (ʔuḵlaf) /ʔux.laf/: first-person singular non-past passive jussive of خَلَفَ (ḵalafa)

Etymology 1.3

Verb

أخلف (form II)

  1. أُخَلِّفُ (ʔuḵallifu) /ʔu.xal.li.fu/: first-person singular non-past active indicative of خَلَّفَ (ḵallafa)
  2. أُخَلَّفُ (ʔuḵallafu) /ʔu.xal.la.fu/: first-person singular non-past passive indicative of خَلَّفَ (ḵallafa)
  3. أُخَلِّفَ (ʔuḵallifa) /ʔu.xal.li.fa/: first-person singular non-past active subjunctive of خَلَّفَ (ḵallafa)
  4. أُخَلَّفَ (ʔuḵallafa) /ʔu.xal.la.fa/: first-person singular non-past passive subjunctive of خَلَّفَ (ḵallafa)
  5. أُخَلِّفْ (ʔuḵallif) /ʔu.xal.lif/: first-person singular non-past active jussive of خَلَّفَ (ḵallafa)
  6. أُخَلَّفْ (ʔuḵallaf) /ʔu.xal.laf/: first-person singular non-past passive jussive of خَلَّفَ (ḵallafa)