نحيف

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See also: نخيف and نحیف

Arabic

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Root
ن ح ف (n-ḥ-f)

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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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

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References

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South Levantine Arabic

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Etymology

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From Arabic نَحِيف (naḥīf).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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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

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