خفيف

See also: حقيق‎ and حفيف‎

Arabic

Etymology

From the root خ ف ف‎ (ḵ-f-f).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

خَفِيف • (ḵafīf) (feminine خَفِيفَة‎ (ḵafīfa), common plural خِفَاف‎ (ḵifāf), masculine plural أَخِفَّاء‎ (ʾaḵiffāʾ), feminine plural خَفِيفَات‎ (ḵafīfāt), elative أَخَفّ‎ (ʾaḵaff))

1. light (in weight)
2. nimble, agile, skillful
3. insignificant
4. weak, feeble
5. light-minded, frivolous, fickle
6. imbecile

Declension

Declension of adjective خَفِيف (ḵafīf)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	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

• Maltese: ħafif
• Moroccan Arabic: خفيف‎ (ḵfīf)
• → Turkish: hafif

Noun

اَلْخَفِيف • (al-ḵafīf) m

1. (prosody) a type of poetic meter (clarification of this definition is needed)

References

• 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

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Moroccan Arabic

Root
خ ف ف‎

Etymology

From Arabic خَفِيف‎ (ḵafīf).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xfiːf/

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Adjective

خفيف • (ḵfīf) (feminine خفيفة‎ (ḵfīfa), common plural خفاف‎ (ḵfāf), masculine plural خفيفات‎ (ḵfīfīn), feminine plural خفيفات‎ (ḵfīfāt), elative أخفف‎ (ʔaḵfaf) or خفف‎ (ḵfaf) or خف‎ (ḵaff))

1. light (in weight)

   Antonym: تقيل‎ (tqīl)

2. agile

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South Levantine Arabic

Root
خ ف ف‎

Etymology

From Arabic خَفِيف‎ (ḵafīf).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xa.fiːf/, [xaˈfiːf]

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Adjective

خفيف • (ḵafīf) (feminine خفيفة‎ (ḵafīfe), common plural خفاف‎ (ḵfāf), elative أخفّ‎ (ʔaḵaff))

1. light, slight (weight or intensity)

   Antonym: تقيل‎ (tʔīl)