كيف

See also: کیف

Arabic

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

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Adverb

كَيْفَ • (kayfa)

1. how (means by which something is accomplished)

Etymology 2

From the root ك ي ف‏ (k-y-f).

Noun

كَيْف • (kayf) m (plural كُيُوف‏ (kuyūf))

1. condition, state
2. mood
3. will
4. pleasure, well-being, good humor, enjoyment, carouse, excitement from opium
5. opiate, narcotic

Declension

Declension of noun كَيْف (kayf)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	كَيْف kayf	الْكَيْف‏ al-kayf	كَيْف kayf
Nominative	كَيْفٌ kayfun	الْكَيْفُ‏ al-kayfu	كَيْفُ kayfu
Accusative	كَيْفًا‏ kayfan	الْكَيْفَ‏ al-kayfa	كَيْفَ kayfa
Genitive	كَيْفٍ kayfin	الْكَيْفِ‏ al-kayfi	كَيْفِ kayfi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	كَيْفَيْن‏ kayfayn	الْكَيْفَيْن‏ al-kayfayn	كَيْفَيْ‏ kayfay
Nominative	كَيْفَانِ‏ kayfāni	الْكَيْفَانِ‏ al-kayfāni	كَيْفَا‏ kayfā
Accusative	كَيْفَيْنِ‏ kayfayni	الْكَيْفَيْنِ‏ al-kayfayni	كَيْفَيْ‏ kayfay
Genitive	كَيْفَيْنِ‏ kayfayni	الْكَيْفَيْنِ‏ al-kayfayni	كَيْفَيْ‏ kayfay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	كُيُوف‏ kuyūf	الْكُيُوف‏ al-kuyūf	كُيُوف‏ kuyūf
Nominative	كُيُوفٌ‏ kuyūfun	الْكُيُوفُ‏ al-kuyūfu	كُيُوفُ‏ kuyūfu
Accusative	كُيُوفًا‏ kuyūfan	الْكُيُوفَ‏ al-kuyūfa	كُيُوفَ‏ kuyūfa
Genitive	كُيُوفٍ‏ kuyūfin	الْكُيُوفِ‏ al-kuyūfi	كُيُوفِ‏ kuyūfi

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “كيف”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen
• Wehr, Hans (1979), “كيف”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, ISBN 0-87950-003-4

Etymology 3

In most of its senses, denominal from كَيْف‏ (kayf). In the sense "cut off entirely", intensive of كَافَ‏ (kāfa, “to cut off”).

Verb

كَيَّفَ • (kayyafa) II, non-past يُكَيِّفُ‏‎ (yukayyifu)

1. to cut off entirely
2. (transitive) to form, to mold
3. to regulate
4. to adapt, to fit, to modify
5. ("modern") to bring one into good humor, to amuse one well
6. ("modern") to make one tipsy, to intoxicate
7. ("modern") to qualify

Conjugation

Conjugation of

كَيَّفَ

(form-II sound)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						تَكْيِيف‏ takyīf
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُكَيِّف‏ mukayyif
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُكَيَّف‏ mukayyaf
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	كَيَّفْتُ‏ kayyaftu	كَيَّفْتَ‏ kayyafta	كَيَّفَ kayyafa		كَيَّفْتُمَا‏ kayyaftumā	كَيَّفَا‏ kayyafā		كَيَّفْنَا‏ kayyafnā	كَيَّفْتُمْ‏ kayyaftum	كَيَّفُوا‏ kayyafū
	f		كَيَّفْتِ‏ kayyafti	كَيَّفَتْ‏ kayyafat			كَيَّفَتَا‏ kayyafatā			كَيَّفْتُنَّ‏ kayyaftunna	كَيَّفْنَ‏ kayyafna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع	m	أُكَيِّفُ‏ ʾukayyifu	تُكَيِّفُ‏ tukayyifu	يُكَيِّفُ‏ yukayyifu		تُكَيِّفَانِ‏ tukayyifāni	يُكَيِّفَانِ‏ yukayyifāni		نُكَيِّفُ‏ nukayyifu	تُكَيِّفُونَ‏ tukayyifūna	يُكَيِّفُونَ‏ yukayyifūna
	f		تُكَيِّفِينَ‏ tukayyifīna	تُكَيِّفُ‏ tukayyifu			تُكَيِّفَانِ‏ tukayyifāni			تُكَيِّفْنَ‏ tukayyifna	يُكَيِّفْنَ‏ yukayyifna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُكَيِّفَ‏ ʾukayyifa	تُكَيِّفَ‏ tukayyifa	يُكَيِّفَ‏ yukayyifa		تُكَيِّفَا‏ tukayyifā	يُكَيِّفَا‏ yukayyifā		نُكَيِّفَ‏ nukayyifa	تُكَيِّفُوا‏ tukayyifū	يُكَيِّفُوا‏ yukayyifū
	f		تُكَيِّفِي‏ tukayyifī	تُكَيِّفَ‏ tukayyifa			تُكَيِّفَا‏ tukayyifā			تُكَيِّفْنَ‏ tukayyifna	يُكَيِّفْنَ‏ yukayyifna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُكَيِّفْ‏ ʾukayyif	تُكَيِّفْ‏ tukayyif	يُكَيِّفْ‏ yukayyif		تُكَيِّفَا‏ tukayyifā	يُكَيِّفَا‏ yukayyifā		نُكَيِّفْ‏ nukayyif	تُكَيِّفُوا‏ tukayyifū	يُكَيِّفُوا‏ yukayyifū
	f		تُكَيِّفِي‏ tukayyifī	تُكَيِّفْ‏ tukayyif			تُكَيِّفَا‏ tukayyifā			تُكَيِّفْنَ‏ tukayyifna	يُكَيِّفْنَ‏ yukayyifna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		كَيِّفْ kayyif			كَيِّفَا‏ kayyifā				كَيِّفُوا‏ kayyifū
	f		كَيِّفِي‏ kayyifī							كَيِّفْنَ‏ kayyifna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	كُيِّفْتُ‏ kuyyiftu	كُيِّفْتَ‏ kuyyifta	كُيِّفَ kuyyifa		كُيِّفْتُمَا‏ kuyyiftumā	كُيِّفَا‏ kuyyifā		كُيِّفْنَا‏ kuyyifnā	كُيِّفْتُمْ‏ kuyyiftum	كُيِّفُوا‏ kuyyifū
	f		كُيِّفْتِ‏ kuyyifti	كُيِّفَتْ‏ kuyyifat			كُيِّفَتَا‏ kuyyifatā			كُيِّفْتُنَّ‏ kuyyiftunna	كُيِّفْنَ‏ kuyyifna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع	m	أُكَيَّفُ‏ ʾukayyafu	تُكَيَّفُ‏ tukayyafu	يُكَيَّفُ‏ yukayyafu		تُكَيَّفَانِ‏ tukayyafāni	يُكَيَّفَانِ‏ yukayyafāni		نُكَيَّفُ‏ nukayyafu	تُكَيَّفُونَ‏ tukayyafūna	يُكَيَّفُونَ‏ yukayyafūna
	f		تُكَيَّفِينَ‏ tukayyafīna	تُكَيَّفُ‏ tukayyafu			تُكَيَّفَانِ‏ tukayyafāni			تُكَيَّفْنَ‏ tukayyafna	يُكَيَّفْنَ‏ yukayyafna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُكَيَّفَ‏ ʾukayyafa	تُكَيَّفَ‏ tukayyafa	يُكَيَّفَ‏ yukayyafa		تُكَيَّفَا‏ tukayyafā	يُكَيَّفَا‏ yukayyafā		نُكَيَّفَ‏ nukayyafa	تُكَيَّفُوا‏ tukayyafū	يُكَيَّفُوا‏ yukayyafū
	f		تُكَيَّفِي‏ tukayyafī	تُكَيَّفَ‏ tukayyafa			تُكَيَّفَا‏ tukayyafā			تُكَيَّفْنَ‏ tukayyafna	يُكَيَّفْنَ‏ yukayyafna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُكَيَّفْ‏ ʾukayyaf	تُكَيَّفْ‏ tukayyaf	يُكَيَّفْ‏ yukayyaf		تُكَيَّفَا‏ tukayyafā	يُكَيَّفَا‏ yukayyafā		نُكَيَّفْ‏ nukayyaf	تُكَيَّفُوا‏ tukayyafū	يُكَيَّفُوا‏ yukayyafū
	f		تُكَيَّفِي‏ tukayyafī	تُكَيَّفْ‏ tukayyaf			تُكَيَّفَا‏ tukayyafā			تُكَيَّفْنَ‏ tukayyafna	يُكَيَّفْنَ‏ yukayyafna

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “كيف”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen
• Wehr, Hans (1979), “كيف”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, ISBN 0-87950-003-4

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Hijazi Arabic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /keːf/, [ke̞ːf]

Etymology

From the root ك ي ف‏ (k-y-f)

Adverb

كيف • (kēf)

1. how?