خفيف
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))
- light (in weight)
- nimble, agile, skillful
- insignificant
- weak, feeble
- light-minded, frivolous, fickle
- imbecile
- a type of poetic meter
Declension
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 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
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