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 (ʔaḵiffāʔ), feminine plural خَفِيفَات (ḵafīfāt), elative أَخَفّ (ʔaḵaff))

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

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 ʔaḵiffāʔ‎; ḵifāf	الْأَخِفَّاء‎; الْخِفَاف al-ʔaḵiffāʔ‎; al-ḵifāf	خَفِيفَات‎; خِفَاف ḵafīfāt‎; ḵifāf	الْخَفِيفَات‎; الْخِفَاف al-ḵafīfāt‎; al-ḵifāf
Nominative	أَخِفَّاءُ‎; خِفَافٌ ʔaḵiffāʔu‎; ḵifāfun	الْأَخِفَّاءُ‎; الْخِفَافُ al-ʔaḵiffāʔu‎; al-ḵifāfu	خَفِيفَاتٌ‎; خِفَافٌ ḵafīfātun‎; ḵifāfun	الْخَفِيفَاتُ‎; الْخِفَافُ al-ḵafīfātu‎; al-ḵifāfu
Accusative	أَخِفَّاءَ‎; خِفَافًا ʔaḵiffāʔa‎; ḵifāfan	الْأَخِفَّاءَ‎; الْخِفَافَ al-ʔaḵiffāʔa‎; al-ḵifāfa	خَفِيفَاتٍ‎; خِفَافًا ḵafīfātin‎; ḵifāfan	الْخَفِيفَاتِ‎; الْخِفَافَ al-ḵafīfāti‎; al-ḵifāfa
Genitive	أَخِفَّاءَ‎; خِفَافٍ ʔaḵiffāʔa‎; ḵifāfin	الْأَخِفَّاءِ‎; الْخِفَافِ al-ʔaḵiffāʔi‎; al-ḵifāfi	خَفِيفَاتٍ‎; خِفَافٍ ḵafīfātin‎; ḵifāfin	الْخَفِيفَاتِ‎; الْخِفَافِ al-ḵafīfāti‎; al-ḵifāfi

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “خفيف”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[1], London: W.H. Allen

Descendants

• Maltese: ħafif
• → Turkish: hafif