تخلف

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See also: تحلق and تخلق

Arabic

Root
خ ل ف (ḵ l f)
13 terms

Etymology 1.1

Verb

تَخَلَّفَ (taḵallafa) V (non-past يَتَخَلَّفُ (yataḵallafu), verbal noun تَخَلُّف (taḵalluf))

  1. to be late, to be behind, to lag behind
  2. (of a culture or idea) to be backward
Conjugation

Etymology 1.2

Noun

تَخَلُّف (taḵallufm

  1. verbal noun of تَخَلَّف (taḵallaf) (form V)
  2. (of a culture or an idea) backwardness
    Synonym: رَجْعِيَّة (rajʕiyya)
    Antonym: تَقَدُّم (taqaddum)
Declension
Descendants
  • Gulf Arabic: تخلف (taḵalluf)
  • Persian: تخلف (taxallof)

Etymology 1.3

Verb

تخلف (form I)

  1. تَخْلُفُ (taḵlufu) /tax.lu.fu/: inflection of خَلَفَ (ḵalafa):
    1. second-person masculine singular non-past active indicative
    2. third-person feminine singular non-past active indicative
  2. تُخْلَفُ (tuḵlafu) /tux.la.fu/: inflection of خَلَفَ (ḵalafa):
    1. second-person masculine singular non-past passive indicative
    2. third-person feminine singular non-past passive indicative
  3. تَخْلُفَ (taḵlufa) /tax.lu.fa/: inflection of خَلَفَ (ḵalafa):
    1. second-person masculine singular non-past active subjunctive
    2. third-person feminine singular non-past active subjunctive
  4. تُخْلَفَ (tuḵlafa) /tux.la.fa/: inflection of خَلَفَ (ḵalafa):
    1. second-person masculine singular non-past passive subjunctive
    2. third-person feminine singular non-past passive subjunctive
  5. تَخْلُفْ (taḵluf) /tax.luf/: inflection of خَلَفَ (ḵalafa):
    1. second-person masculine singular non-past active jussive
    2. third-person feminine singular non-past active jussive
  6. تُخْلَفْ (tuḵlaf) /tux.laf/: inflection of خَلَفَ (ḵalafa):
    1. second-person masculine singular non-past passive jussive
    2. third-person feminine singular non-past passive jussive

Etymology 1.4

Verb

تخلف (form II)

  1. تُخَلِّفُ (tuḵallifu) /tu.xal.li.fu/: inflection of خَلَّفَ (ḵallafa):
    1. second-person masculine singular non-past active indicative
    2. third-person feminine singular non-past active indicative
  2. تُخَلَّفُ (tuḵallafu) /tu.xal.la.fu/: inflection of خَلَّفَ (ḵallafa):
    1. second-person masculine singular non-past passive indicative
    2. third-person feminine singular non-past passive indicative
  3. تُخَلِّفَ (tuḵallifa) /tu.xal.li.fa/: inflection of خَلَّفَ (ḵallafa):
    1. second-person masculine singular non-past active subjunctive
    2. third-person feminine singular non-past active subjunctive
  4. تُخَلَّفَ (tuḵallafa) /tu.xal.la.fa/: inflection of خَلَّفَ (ḵallafa):
    1. second-person masculine singular non-past passive subjunctive
    2. third-person feminine singular non-past passive subjunctive
  5. تُخَلِّفْ (tuḵallif) /tu.xal.lif/: inflection of خَلَّفَ (ḵallafa):
    1. second-person masculine singular non-past active jussive
    2. third-person feminine singular non-past active jussive
  6. تُخَلَّفْ (tuḵallaf) /tu.xal.laf/: inflection of خَلَّفَ (ḵallafa):
    1. second-person masculine singular non-past passive jussive
    2. third-person feminine singular non-past passive jussive

South Levantine Arabic

Root
خ ل ف
5 terms

Etymology

From Arabic تَخَلَّفَ (taḵallafa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /txal.laf/,
  • Audio (al-Lidd):(file)

Verb

تخلّف (tḵallaf) V (present بتخلّف (bitḵallef))

  1. to be late
  2. to be backwards (in one's thinking)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of تخلّف (tḵallaf)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m تخلّفت (tḵallaft) تخلّفت (tḵallaft) تخلّف (tḵallaf) تخلّفنا (tḵallafna) تخلّفتو (tḵallaftu) تخلّفو (tḵallafu)
f تخلّفتي (tḵallafti) تخلّفت (tḵallafat)
present m بتخلّف (batḵallaf) بتتخلّف (btitḵallaf) بتخلّف (bitḵallaf) منتخلّف (mnitḵallaf) بتتخلّفو (btitḵallafu) بتخلّفو (bitḵallafu)
f بتتخلّفي (btitḵallafi) بتتخلّف (btitḵallaf)
subjunctive m اتخلّف (atḵallaf) تتخلّف (titḵallaf) يتخلّف (yitḵallaf) نتخلّف (nitḵallaf) تتخلّفو (titḵallafu) يتخلّفو (yitḵallafu)
f تتخلّفي (titḵallafi) تتخلّف (titḵallaf)
imperative m تخلّف (tḵallaf) تخلّفو (tḵallafu)
f تخلّفي (tḵallafi)