خ ف ت

Arabic

Root

خ ف ت • (ḵ-f-t)

1. related to dying out, to lessening or diminishing
2. to growing faint, to becoming low or soft in volume, to becoming inaudible
3. to death, becoming silent, ceasing to speak

Derived terms

Verbs

• Form I: خَفَتَ (ḵafata)
  • Active participle: خَافِت (ḵāfit)
  • Passive participle: مَخْفُوت (maḵfūt)
• Form III: خَافَتَ (ḵāfata, “to be silent”)
  • Verbal noun: مُخَافَتَة (muḵāfata), خِفَات (ḵifāt)
  • Active participle: مُخَافِت (muḵāfit)
  • Passive participle: مُخَافَت (muḵāfat)
• Form VI: تَخَافَتَ (taḵāfata, “to murmur”)
  • Verbal noun: تَخَافُت (taḵāfut)
  • Active participle: مُتَخَافِت (mutaḵāfit)
  • Passive participle: مُتَخَافَت (mutaḵāfat)