خف

See also: حف and حق

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root خ ف ف (ḵ-f-f).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xaf.fa/

Verb

1. to be light
2. (intransitive) to decrease, to abate, to lessen

   خَفَّ الْمَطَرُ

   ḵaffa l-maṭaru

   the rain abated

3. to depart, go away from (عَن (ʕan))
4. (of colors) to be less vivid, to be bleached

Etymology 2

Noun

خُفّ • (ḵuff) m (plural أَخْفَاف (ʔaḵfāf) or خِفَاف (ḵifāf))

1. hoof
2. slipper

Declension

Declension of noun خُفّ (ḵuff)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	خُفّ ḵuff	الْخُفّ al-ḵuff	خُفّ ḵuff
Nominative	خُفٌّ ḵuffun	الْخُفُّ al-ḵuffu	خُفُّ ḵuffu
Accusative	خُفًّا ḵuffan	الْخُفَّ al-ḵuffa	خُفَّ ḵuffa
Genitive	خُفٍّ ḵuffin	الْخُفِّ al-ḵuffi	خُفِّ ḵuffi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	خُفَّيْن ḵuffayn	الْخُفَّيْن al-ḵuffayn	خُفَّيْ ḵuffay
Nominative	خُفَّانِ ḵuffāni	الْخُفَّانِ al-ḵuffāni	خُفَّا ḵuffā
Accusative	خُفَّيْنِ ḵuffayni	الْخُفَّيْنِ al-ḵuffayni	خُفَّيْ ḵuffay
Genitive	خُفَّيْنِ ḵuffayni	الْخُفَّيْنِ al-ḵuffayni	خُفَّيْ ḵuffay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَخْفَاف‎; خِفَاف ʔaḵfāf‎; ḵifāf	الْأَخْفَاف‎; الْخِفَاف al-ʔaḵfāf‎; al-ḵifāf	أَخْفَاف‎; خِفَاف ʔaḵfāf‎; ḵifāf
Nominative	أَخْفَافٌ‎; خِفَافٌ ʔaḵfāfun‎; ḵifāfun	الْأَخْفَافُ‎; الْخِفَافُ al-ʔaḵfāfu‎; al-ḵifāfu	أَخْفَافُ‎; خِفَافُ ʔaḵfāfu‎; ḵifāfu
Accusative	أَخْفَافًا‎; خِفَافًا ʔaḵfāfan‎; ḵifāfan	الْأَخْفَافَ‎; الْخِفَافَ al-ʔaḵfāfa‎; al-ḵifāfa	أَخْفَافَ‎; خِفَافَ ʔaḵfāfa‎; ḵifāfa
Genitive	أَخْفَافٍ‎; خِفَافٍ ʔaḵfāfin‎; ḵifāfin	الْأَخْفَافِ‎; الْخِفَافِ al-ʔaḵfāfi‎; al-ḵifāfi	أَخْفَافِ‎; خِفَافِ ʔaḵfāfi‎; ḵifāfi

Etymology 3

Verb

خَفْ • (ḵaf) (form I)

1. second-person masculine singular active imperative of خَافَ (ḵāfa)

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Persian

Etymology

From *xwap.

Noun

خف • (xof, xaf)

1. amadou