أخف

See also: أحق, أجف, اجق, and أحف

Arabic

Etymology 1.1

Root
خ ف ف (ḵ f f)
7 terms

Elative of خَفِيف (ḵafīf, “light (in weight), slight”).

Adjective

أَخَفّ • (ʔaḵaff) (feminine خُفَّى (ḵuffā), feminine plural خُفَّيَات (ḵuffayāt))

1. elative degree of خَفِيف (ḵafīf):
   1. lighter (in weight); lightest
   2. slighter; slightest

      أَخَفُّ ٱلضَّرَرَيْنِ ― ʔaḵaffu ḍ-ḍararayni ― lesser of two evils

Declension

Declension of adjective أَخَفّ (ʔaḵaff)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular diptote		singular invariable
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَخَفّ ʔaḵaff	الْأَخَفّ al-ʔaḵaff	خُفّى ḵuffā	الْخُفّى al-ḵuffā
Nominative	أَخَفُّ ʔaḵaffu	الْأَخَفُّ al-ʔaḵaffu	خُفّى ḵuffā	الْخُفّى al-ḵuffā
Accusative	أَخَفَّ ʔaḵaffa	الْأَخَفَّ al-ʔaḵaffa	خُفّى ḵuffā	الْخُفّى al-ḵuffā
Genitive	أَخَفَّ ʔaḵaffa	الْأَخَفِّ al-ʔaḵaffi	خُفّى ḵuffā	الْخُفّى al-ḵuffā
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَخَفَّيْن ʔaḵaffayn	الْأَخَفَّيْن al-ʔaḵaffayn	خُفَّيَيْن ḵuffayayn	الْخُفَّيَيْن al-ḵuffayayn
Nominative	أَخَفَّانِ ʔaḵaffāni	الْأَخَفَّانِ al-ʔaḵaffāni	خُفَّيَانِ ḵuffayāni	الْخُفَّيَانِ al-ḵuffayāni
Accusative	أَخَفَّيْنِ ʔaḵaffayni	الْأَخَفَّيْنِ al-ʔaḵaffayni	خُفَّيَيْنِ ḵuffayayni	الْخُفَّيَيْنِ al-ḵuffayayni
Genitive	أَخَفَّيْنِ ʔaḵaffayni	الْأَخَفَّيْنِ al-ʔaḵaffayni	خُفَّيَيْنِ ḵuffayayni	الْخُفَّيَيْنِ al-ḵuffayayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَخَفِّين ʔaḵaffīn	الْأَخَفِّين al-ʔaḵaffīn	خُفَّيَات ḵuffayāt	الْخُفَّيَات al-ḵuffayāt
Nominative	أَخَفُّونَ ʔaḵaffūna	الْأَخَفُّونَ al-ʔaḵaffūna	خُفَّيَاتٌ ḵuffayātun	الْخُفَّيَاتُ al-ḵuffayātu
Accusative	أَخَفِّينَ ʔaḵaffīna	الْأَخَفِّينَ al-ʔaḵaffīna	خُفَّيَاتٍ ḵuffayātin	الْخُفَّيَاتِ al-ḵuffayāti
Genitive	أَخَفِّينَ ʔaḵaffīna	الْأَخَفِّينَ al-ʔaḵaffīna	خُفَّيَاتٍ ḵuffayātin	الْخُفَّيَاتِ al-ḵuffayāti

Etymology 1.2

Verb

أخف (form I)

1. أَخِفُّ (ʔaḵiffu) /ʔa.xif.fu/: first-person singular non-past active indicative of خَفَّ (ḵaffa)
2. أَخِفَّ (ʔaḵiffa) /ʔa.xif.fa/: first-person singular non-past active subjunctive/jussive of خَفَّ (ḵaffa)
3. أَخِفِّ (ʔaḵiffi) /ʔa.xif.fi/: first-person singular non-past active jussive of خَفَّ (ḵaffa)

Etymology 1

Verb

أخف (form IV)

1. أُخِفْ (ʔuḵif) /ʔu.xif/: first-person singular non-past active jussive of أَخَافَ (ʔaḵāfa)
2. أُخَفْ (ʔuḵaf) /ʔu.xaf/: first-person singular non-past passive jussive of أَخَافَ (ʔaḵāfa)
3. أَخِفْ (ʔaḵif) /ʔa.xif/: second-person masculine singular imperative of أَخَافَ (ʔaḵāfa)

Etymology 2

Verb

أخف (form IV)

1. أُخْفِ (ʔuḵfi) /ʔux.fi/: first-person singular non-past active jussive of أَخْفَى (ʔaḵfā)
2. أُخْفَ (ʔuḵfa) /ʔux.fa/: first-person singular non-past passive jussive of أَخْفَى (ʔaḵfā)
3. أَخْفِ (ʔaḵfi) /ʔax.fi/: second-person masculine singular imperative of أَخْفَى (ʔaḵfā)