حيف

Arabic

Root
ح ي ف (ḥ y f)
2 terms

Etymology

Verbal noun of حَافَ (ḥāfa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ħajf/

Noun

حَيْف • (ḥayfm

  1. injustice, tyranny, oppression
    Synonyms: ظُلْم (ẓulm), جَوْر (jawr)

Declension

Declension of noun حَيْف (ḥayf)
singular basic singular triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal حَيْف
ḥayf
الْحَيْف
al-ḥayf
حَيْف
ḥayf
nominative حَيْفٌ
ḥayfun
الْحَيْفُ
al-ḥayfu
حَيْفُ
ḥayfu
accusative حَيْفًا
ḥayfan
الْحَيْفَ
al-ḥayfa
حَيْفَ
ḥayfa
genitive حَيْفٍ
ḥayfin
الْحَيْفِ
al-ḥayfi
حَيْفِ
ḥayfi

Descendants

  • Classical Persian: حَیْف (hayf)
  • Northern Kurdish: heyf
  • Old Anatolian Turkish:
    • Ottoman Turkish: حیف (hayf)
      • Turkish: hayıf
    • Azerbaijani: heyf
    • Middle Armenian: հայիֆ (hayif)
      • Armenian: հայիֆ (hayif)