خفيف
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Arabic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From the root خ ف ف (ḵ-f-f).
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (file)
Adjective[edit]
خَفِيف • (ḵafīf) (feminine خَفِيفَة (ḵafīfa), common plural خِفَاف (ḵifāf), masculine plural أَخِفَّاء (ʾaḵiffāʾ), feminine plural خَفِيفَات (ḵafīfāt), elative أَخَفّ (ʾaḵaff))
- light (in weight)
- nimble, agile, skillful
- insignificant
- weak, feeble
- light-minded, frivolous, fickle
- imbecile
Declension[edit]
Declension of adjective خَفِيف (ḵafīf)
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||
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basic singular triptote | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Informal | خَفِيف ḵafīf |
الْخَفِيف al-ḵafīf |
خَفِيفَة ḵafīfa |
الْخَفِيفَة al-ḵafīfa |
Nominative | خَفِيفٌ ḵafīfun |
الْخَفِيفُ al-ḵafīfu |
خَفِيفَةٌ ḵafīfatun |
الْخَفِيفَةُ al-ḵafīfatu |
Accusative | خَفِيفًا ḵafīfan |
الْخَفِيفَ al-ḵafīfa |
خَفِيفَةً ḵafīfatan |
الْخَفِيفَةَ al-ḵafīfata |
Genitive | خَفِيفٍ ḵafīfin |
الْخَفِيفِ al-ḵafīfi |
خَفِيفَةٍ ḵafīfatin |
الْخَفِيفَةِ al-ḵafīfati |
Dual | Masculine | Feminine | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Informal | خَفِيفَيْن ḵafīfayn |
الْخَفِيفَيْن al-ḵafīfayn |
خَفِيفَتَيْن ḵafīfatayn |
الْخَفِيفَتَيْن al-ḵafīfatayn |
Nominative | خَفِيفَانِ ḵafīfāni |
الْخَفِيفَانِ al-ḵafīfāni |
خَفِيفَتَانِ ḵafīfatāni |
الْخَفِيفَتَانِ al-ḵafīfatāni |
Accusative | خَفِيفَيْنِ ḵafīfayni |
الْخَفِيفَيْنِ al-ḵafīfayni |
خَفِيفَتَيْنِ ḵafīfatayni |
الْخَفِيفَتَيْنِ al-ḵafīfatayni |
Genitive | خَفِيفَيْنِ ḵafīfayni |
الْخَفِيفَيْنِ al-ḵafīfayni |
خَفِيفَتَيْنِ ḵafīfatayni |
الْخَفِيفَتَيْنِ al-ḵafīfatayni |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine | ||
basic broken plural diptote; basic broken plural triptote | sound feminine plural; basic broken plural triptote | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Informal | أَخِفَّاء; خِفَاف ʾaḵiffāʾ; ḵifāf |
الْأَخِفَّاء; الْخِفَاف al-ʾaḵiffāʾ; al-ḵifāf |
خَفِيفَات; خِفَاف ḵafīfāt; ḵifāf |
الْخَفِيفَات; الْخِفَاف al-ḵafīfāt; al-ḵifāf |
Nominative | أَخِفَّاءُ; خِفَافٌ ʾaḵiffāʾu; ḵifāfun |
الْأَخِفَّاءُ; الْخِفَافُ al-ʾaḵiffāʾu; al-ḵifāfu |
خَفِيفَاتٌ; خِفَافٌ ḵafīfātun; ḵifāfun |
الْخَفِيفَاتُ; الْخِفَافُ al-ḵafīfātu; al-ḵifāfu |
Accusative | أَخِفَّاءَ; خِفَافًا ʾaḵiffāʾa; ḵifāfan |
الْأَخِفَّاءَ; الْخِفَافَ al-ʾaḵiffāʾa; al-ḵifāfa |
خَفِيفَاتٍ; خِفَافًا ḵafīfātin; ḵifāfan |
الْخَفِيفَاتِ; الْخِفَافَ al-ḵafīfāti; al-ḵifāfa |
Genitive | أَخِفَّاءَ; خِفَافٍ ʾaḵiffāʾa; ḵifāfin |
الْأَخِفَّاءِ; الْخِفَافِ al-ʾaḵiffāʾi; al-ḵifāfi |
خَفِيفَاتٍ; خِفَافٍ ḵafīfātin; ḵifāfin |
الْخَفِيفَاتِ; الْخِفَافِ al-ḵafīfāti; al-ḵifāfi |
Descendants[edit]
Noun[edit]
اَلْخَفِيف • (al-ḵafīf) m
References[edit]
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) , “خفيف”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary[1], London: W.H. Allen
- Wehr, Hans (1960) , “خفيف”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 3rd edition, Ithaca, NY: Otto Harrassowitz
Moroccan Arabic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
خفيف • (ḵfīf) (feminine خفيفة (ḵfīfa), common plural خفاف (ḵfāf), elative أخفف (ʔaḵfaf) or خفف (ḵfaf) or خف (ḵaff))
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