خفيف
Arabic
| Root |
|---|
| خ ف ف (ḵ f f) |
| 9 terms |
Etymology
فَعِيل (faʕīl)-type stative-verb derived from the active participle from the verb خَفَّ (ḵaffa, “to become light”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /xa.fiːf/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -iːf
Adjective
خَفِيف • (ḵafīf) (feminine خَفِيفَة (ḵafīfa), common plural خِفَاف (ḵifāf), masculine plural خَفِيفُونَ (ḵafīfūna) or أَخِفَّاء (ʔaḵiffāʔ), feminine plural خَفِيفَات (ḵafīfāt), elative أَخَفّ (ʔaḵaff))
- light (in weight)
- nimble, agile, skillful
- insignificant
- weak, feeble
- light-minded, frivolous, fickle
- imbecile
Declension
| singular | masculine | feminine | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| sound masculine plural; basic broken plural diptote; basic broken plural triptote |
sound feminine plural; basic broken plural triptote | |||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| informal | خَفِيفِين; أَخِفَّاء; خِفَاف ḵafīfīn; ʔaḵiffāʔ; ḵifāf |
الْخَفِيفِين; الْأَخِفَّاء; الْخِفَاف al-ḵafīfīn; al-ʔaḵiffāʔ; al-ḵifāf |
خَفِيفَات; خِفَاف ḵafīfāt; ḵifāf |
الْخَفِيفَات; الْخِفَاف al-ḵafīfāt; al-ḵifāf |
| nominative | خَفِيفُونَ; أَخِفَّاءُ; خِفَافٌ ḵafīfūna; ʔaḵiffāʔu; ḵifāfun |
الْخَفِيفُونَ; الْأَخِفَّاءُ; الْخِفَافُ al-ḵafīfūna; al-ʔaḵiffāʔu; al-ḵifāfu |
خَفِيفَاتٌ; خِفَافٌ ḵafīfātun; ḵifāfun |
الْخَفِيفَاتُ; الْخِفَافُ al-ḵafīfātu; al-ḵifāfu |
| accusative | خَفِيفِينَ; أَخِفَّاءَ; خِفَافًا ḵafīfīna; ʔaḵiffāʔa; ḵifāfan |
الْخَفِيفِينَ; الْأَخِفَّاءَ; الْخِفَافَ al-ḵafīfīna; al-ʔaḵiffāʔa; al-ḵifāfa |
خَفِيفَاتٍ; خِفَافًا ḵafīfātin; ḵifāfan |
الْخَفِيفَاتِ; الْخِفَافَ al-ḵafīfāti; al-ḵifāfa |
| genitive | خَفِيفِينَ; أَخِفَّاءَ; خِفَافٍ ḵafīfīna; ʔaḵiffāʔa; ḵifāfin |
الْخَفِيفِينَ; الْأَخِفَّاءِ; الْخِفَافِ al-ḵafīfīna; al-ʔaḵiffāʔi; al-ḵifāfi |
خَفِيفَاتٍ; خِفَافٍ ḵafīfātin; ḵifāfin |
الْخَفِيفَاتِ; الْخِفَافِ al-ḵafīfāti; al-ḵifāfi |
Descendants
- Maltese: ħafif
- Moroccan Arabic: خفيف (ḵfīf)
- → Azerbaijani: xəfif
- → Persian: خفیف (xafif)
- → Ottoman Turkish: خفیف (ḫafif)
- → Turkish: hafif
- → Swahili: hafifu
- → Uzbek: xafif
Noun
اَلْخَفِيف • (al-ḵafīf) m
References
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “خفيف”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary[1], London: W.H. Allen
- Wehr, Hans (1960) “خفيف”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 3rd edition, Ithaca, NY: Otto Harrassowitz
Moroccan Arabic
| Root |
|---|
| خ ف ف |
| 3 terms |
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /xfiːf/
Audio: (file)
Adjective
خفيف • (ḵfīf) (feminine خفيفة (ḵfīfa), common plural خفاف (ḵfāf), masculine plural خفيفات (ḵfīfīn), feminine plural خفيفات (ḵfīfāt), elative أخفف (ʔaḵfaf) or خفف (ḵfaf) or خف (ḵaff))
South Levantine Arabic
| Root |
|---|
| خ ف ف |
| 3 terms |
Etymology
Pronunciation
Adjective
خفيف • (ḵafīf) (feminine خفيفة (ḵafīfe), common plural خفاف (ḵfāf), elative أخفّ (ʔaḵaff))