كيف

See also: کیف and كیف

Arabic

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kaj.fa/
Audio: (file)

Adverb

كَيْفَ • (kayfa)

(interrogative) how
however (in whatever way or state)
- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 3:6:
  هُوَ ٱلَّذِي يُصَوِّرُكُمْ فِي ٱلْأَرْحَامِ كَيْفَ يَشَاءُ
  huwa llaḏī yuṣawwirukum fī l-ʔarḥāmi kayfa yašāʔu
  It is He who forms you in the wombs however He wills.

Derived terms

كَيْفَمَا (kayfamā)

Descendants

Maltese: kif
Hijazi Arabic: كيف (kēf)
Moroccan Arabic: كيف (kīf)
North Levantine Arabic: كيف (kīf)
South Levantine Arabic: كيف (kīf)

Etymology 2

Root
ك ي ف (k y f)
3 terms

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kajf/

Noun

كَيْف • (kayf) m (plural كُيُوف (kuyūf))

condition, state
mood
will
pleasure, well-being, good humor, enjoyment
carouse
excitement from opium
opiate, narcotic, cannabis

Declension

Declension of noun كَيْف (kayf)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	كَيْف kayf	الْكَيْف al-kayf	كَيْف kayf
Nominative	كَيْفٌ kayfun	الْكَيْفُ al-kayfu	كَيْفُ kayfu
Accusative	كَيْفًا kayfan	الْكَيْفَ al-kayfa	كَيْفَ kayfa
Genitive	كَيْفٍ kayfin	الْكَيْفِ al-kayfi	كَيْفِ kayfi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	كَيْفَيْن kayfayn	الْكَيْفَيْن al-kayfayn	كَيْفَيْ kayfay
Nominative	كَيْفَانِ kayfāni	الْكَيْفَانِ al-kayfāni	كَيْفَا kayfā
Accusative	كَيْفَيْنِ kayfayni	الْكَيْفَيْنِ al-kayfayni	كَيْفَيْ kayfay
Genitive	كَيْفَيْنِ kayfayni	الْكَيْفَيْنِ al-kayfayni	كَيْفَيْ kayfay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	كُيُوف kuyūf	الْكُيُوف al-kuyūf	كُيُوف kuyūf
Nominative	كُيُوفٌ kuyūfun	الْكُيُوفُ al-kuyūfu	كُيُوفُ kuyūfu
Accusative	كُيُوفًا kuyūfan	الْكُيُوفَ al-kuyūfa	كُيُوفَ kuyūfa
Genitive	كُيُوفٍ kuyūfin	الْكُيُوفِ al-kuyūfi	كُيُوفِ kuyūfi

Descendants

Maltese: kif
Moroccan Arabic: كيف (kīf)
- → English: kif
- → French: kif, kiffer
- → German: kiffen, Kiffer
→ Azerbaijani: kef
→ Hebrew: כֵּיף (kēf)
→ Ottoman Turkish: كیف (keyf), քէյֆ (keyf), քէֆ (kef) — Armeno-Turkish
- Turkish: keyif
- → Albanian: qejf
- → Armenian: քեֆ (kʻef), քեփ (kʻepʻ) — Karabakh, քեյֆ (kʻeyf)
- → Georgian: ქეიფი (keipi) (or from Persian)
- → Greek: κέφι (kéfi)
- → Macedonian: ќеф (ḱef)
- → Romanian: chef
- → Serbo-Croatian:
  Cyrillic script: ћѐиф
  Latin script: ćèif
- → Ukrainian: кайф (kajf)
→ Persian: کیف (keyf), کییف (kiyef), کی‌یف (ki-yef)
- → Azerbaijani: kif
→ Russian: кайф (kajf), кейф (kejf) — before the 2nd half of the 19th century
- → Armenian: կայֆ (kayf)
- → Azerbaijani: kayf
- → Georgian: კაიფი (ḳaipi)
→ Turkmen: keýp
→ Uyghur: كەيپ (keyp)
→ Uzbek: kayf

Etymology 3

In most of its senses, denominal from كَيْف (kayf). In the sense “to cut off entirely”, intensive of كَافَ (kāfa, “to cut off”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kaj.ja.fa/

Verb

كَيَّفَ • (kayyafa) II (non-past يُكَيِّفُ (yukayyifu), verbal noun تَكْيِيف (takyīf))

to cut off entirely
to regulate
to form, to mold; to adapt, to fit, to modify, to qualify
(Modern Standard Arabic) to bring one into good humor, to amuse one well
(Modern Standard Arabic) to make one tipsy, to intoxicate

Conjugation

Conjugation of كَيَّفَ (II, sound, full passive, verbal noun تَكْيِيف)

active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
verbal noun الْمَصْدَر					تَكْيِيف takyīf
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل					مُكَيِّف mukayyif
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول					مُكَيَّف mukayyaf
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	كَيَّفْتُ kayyaftu	كَيَّفْتَ kayyafta	كَيَّفَ kayyafa	كَيَّفْتُمَا kayyaftumā	كَيَّفَا kayyafā	كَيَّفْنَا kayyafnā	كَيَّفْتُمْ kayyaftum	كَيَّفُوا kayyafū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	كَيَّفْتُ kayyaftu	كَيَّفْتِ kayyafti	كَيَّفَتْ kayyafat	كَيَّفْتُمَا kayyaftumā	كَيَّفَتَا kayyafatā	كَيَّفْنَا kayyafnā	كَيَّفْتُنَّ kayyaftunna	كَيَّفْنَ kayyafna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُكَيِّفُ ʔukayyifu	تُكَيِّفُ tukayyifu	يُكَيِّفُ yukayyifu	تُكَيِّفَانِ tukayyifāni	يُكَيِّفَانِ yukayyifāni	نُكَيِّفُ nukayyifu	تُكَيِّفُونَ tukayyifūna	يُكَيِّفُونَ yukayyifūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أُكَيِّفُ ʔukayyifu	تُكَيِّفِينَ tukayyifīna	تُكَيِّفُ tukayyifu	تُكَيِّفَانِ tukayyifāni	تُكَيِّفَانِ tukayyifāni	نُكَيِّفُ nukayyifu	تُكَيِّفْنَ tukayyifna	يُكَيِّفْنَ yukayyifna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُكَيِّفَ ʔukayyifa	تُكَيِّفَ tukayyifa	يُكَيِّفَ yukayyifa	تُكَيِّفَا tukayyifā	يُكَيِّفَا yukayyifā	نُكَيِّفَ nukayyifa	تُكَيِّفُوا tukayyifū	يُكَيِّفُوا yukayyifū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُكَيِّفَ ʔukayyifa	تُكَيِّفِي tukayyifī	تُكَيِّفَ tukayyifa	تُكَيِّفَا tukayyifā	تُكَيِّفَا tukayyifā	نُكَيِّفَ nukayyifa	تُكَيِّفْنَ tukayyifna	يُكَيِّفْنَ yukayyifna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُكَيِّفْ ʔukayyif	تُكَيِّفْ tukayyif	يُكَيِّفْ yukayyif	تُكَيِّفَا tukayyifā	يُكَيِّفَا yukayyifā	نُكَيِّفْ nukayyif	تُكَيِّفُوا tukayyifū	يُكَيِّفُوا yukayyifū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أُكَيِّفْ ʔukayyif	تُكَيِّفِي tukayyifī	تُكَيِّفْ tukayyif	تُكَيِّفَا tukayyifā	تُكَيِّفَا tukayyifā	نُكَيِّفْ nukayyif	تُكَيِّفْنَ tukayyifna	يُكَيِّفْنَ yukayyifna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		كَيِّفْ kayyif		كَيِّفَا kayyifā			كَيِّفُوا kayyifū
imperative الْأَمْر	f		كَيِّفِي kayyifī		كَيِّفَا kayyifā			كَيِّفْنَ kayyifna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	كُيِّفْتُ kuyyiftu	كُيِّفْتَ kuyyifta	كُيِّفَ kuyyifa	كُيِّفْتُمَا kuyyiftumā	كُيِّفَا kuyyifā	كُيِّفْنَا kuyyifnā	كُيِّفْتُمْ kuyyiftum	كُيِّفُوا kuyyifū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	كُيِّفْتُ kuyyiftu	كُيِّفْتِ kuyyifti	كُيِّفَتْ kuyyifat	كُيِّفْتُمَا kuyyiftumā	كُيِّفَتَا kuyyifatā	كُيِّفْنَا kuyyifnā	كُيِّفْتُنَّ kuyyiftunna	كُيِّفْنَ kuyyifna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُكَيَّفُ ʔukayyafu	تُكَيَّفُ tukayyafu	يُكَيَّفُ yukayyafu	تُكَيَّفَانِ tukayyafāni	يُكَيَّفَانِ yukayyafāni	نُكَيَّفُ nukayyafu	تُكَيَّفُونَ tukayyafūna	يُكَيَّفُونَ yukayyafūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أُكَيَّفُ ʔukayyafu	تُكَيَّفِينَ tukayyafīna	تُكَيَّفُ tukayyafu	تُكَيَّفَانِ tukayyafāni	تُكَيَّفَانِ tukayyafāni	نُكَيَّفُ nukayyafu	تُكَيَّفْنَ tukayyafna	يُكَيَّفْنَ yukayyafna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُكَيَّفَ ʔukayyafa	تُكَيَّفَ tukayyafa	يُكَيَّفَ yukayyafa	تُكَيَّفَا tukayyafā	يُكَيَّفَا yukayyafā	نُكَيَّفَ nukayyafa	تُكَيَّفُوا tukayyafū	يُكَيَّفُوا yukayyafū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُكَيَّفَ ʔukayyafa	تُكَيَّفِي tukayyafī	تُكَيَّفَ tukayyafa	تُكَيَّفَا tukayyafā	تُكَيَّفَا tukayyafā	نُكَيَّفَ nukayyafa	تُكَيَّفْنَ tukayyafna	يُكَيَّفْنَ yukayyafna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُكَيَّفْ ʔukayyaf	تُكَيَّفْ tukayyaf	يُكَيَّفْ yukayyaf	تُكَيَّفَا tukayyafā	يُكَيَّفَا yukayyafā	نُكَيَّفْ nukayyaf	تُكَيَّفُوا tukayyafū	يُكَيَّفُوا yukayyafū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أُكَيَّفْ ʔukayyaf	تُكَيَّفِي tukayyafī	تُكَيَّفْ tukayyaf	تُكَيَّفَا tukayyafā	تُكَيَّفَا tukayyafā	نُكَيَّفْ nukayyaf	تُكَيَّفْنَ tukayyafna	يُكَيَّفْنَ yukayyafna

Hijazi Arabic

Root
ك ي ف
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic كَيْفَ (kayfa).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /keːf/,

Adverb

كيف • (kēf)

how

Moroccan Arabic

Root
ك ي ف
1 term

Etymology 1

From Arabic كَيْفَ (kayfa). Compare Maltese kif.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kiːf/
- IPA^(key): /kiː/ (in rapid speech)

Adverb

كيف • (kīf)

(interrogative) how
Synonym: كيفاش (kīfāš)

كيف صبحتي اليوم؟ ― صبحت شوية عيان.
kīf ṣbaḥti l-yūm? ― ṣbaḥt šwiyya ʕiyyān.
How did you sleep today? ― I woke up a bit tired.
(literally, “How did you wake up today? ― I woke up a bit tired.”)
as soon as
كيف جا، مشيت بحالي. ― kīf jā, mšīt bḥāli. ― As soon as he came, I've left.

Conjunction

كيف • (kīf)

(before nouns and pronouns) as, like
Synonym: (before verbal clauses) كيف ما (kīf mā)

ما كاين حد كيفنا. ― ma kāyin ḥadd kīfna. ― There is no one like us.

Etymology 2

From Arabic كَيْف (kayf).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kiːf/

Noun

كيف • (kīf) m (usually uncountable)

cannabis
Synonym: حشيش (ḥšīš)

غشوني فالكيف اللي شريت ديك النهار.
ḡaššūni f-el-kīf elli šrīt dīk en-nhār.
They scammed me with the cannabis I bought the other day.

Descendants

→ English: kif
→ French: kif, kiffer
→ German: kiffen, Kiffer

North Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic كَيْفَ (kayfa).

Adverb

كيف • (kīf)

how?
Synonym: (Syria) شلون (šlōn)

كيفك؟ (to a male) ― kīfak? ― How are you?

كيفك؟ (to a female) ― kīfik? ― How are you?

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic كَيْفَ (kayfa).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kiːf/,
Audio (Ramallah): (file)

Pronoun

كيف • (kīf)

how?

Derived terms

كيفك (kīfak, kīfek, “how are you?”)

كيف

Arabic

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Adverb

Derived terms

Descendants

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Noun

Declension

Descendants

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

Verb

Conjugation

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

Pronunciation

Adverb

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Adverb

Conjunction

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Noun

Descendants

North Levantine Arabic

Etymology

Adverb

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

Pronunciation

Pronoun

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