هيف

Arabic

Etymology 1.1

Root
ه ي ف (h y f)
2 terms

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ha.ji.fa/

Verb

هَيِفَ • (hayifa) I (non-past يَهْيَفُ (yahyafu), verbal noun هَيْف (hayf))

to be slender, slim, refined, svelte

Conjugation

Conjugation of **هَيِفَ** (I, sound, i ~ a, no passive, verbal noun **هَيْف**)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر					هَيْف hayf
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل					أَهْيَف ʔahyaf
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	هَيِفْتُ hayiftu	هَيِفْتَ hayifta	هَيِفَ hayifa	هَيِفْتُمَا hayiftumā	هَيِفَا hayifā	هَيِفْنَا hayifnā	هَيِفْتُمْ hayiftum	هَيِفُوا hayifū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	هَيِفْتُ hayiftu	هَيِفْتِ hayifti	هَيِفَتْ hayifat	هَيِفْتُمَا hayiftumā	هَيِفَتَا hayifatā	هَيِفْنَا hayifnā	هَيِفْتُنَّ hayiftunna	هَيِفْنَ hayifna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَهْيَفُ ʔahyafu	تَهْيَفُ tahyafu	يَهْيَفُ yahyafu	تَهْيَفَانِ tahyafāni	يَهْيَفَانِ yahyafāni	نَهْيَفُ nahyafu	تَهْيَفُونَ tahyafūna	يَهْيَفُونَ yahyafūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أَهْيَفُ ʔahyafu	تَهْيَفِينَ tahyafīna	تَهْيَفُ tahyafu	تَهْيَفَانِ tahyafāni	تَهْيَفَانِ tahyafāni	نَهْيَفُ nahyafu	تَهْيَفْنَ tahyafna	يَهْيَفْنَ yahyafna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَهْيَفَ ʔahyafa	تَهْيَفَ tahyafa	يَهْيَفَ yahyafa	تَهْيَفَا tahyafā	يَهْيَفَا yahyafā	نَهْيَفَ nahyafa	تَهْيَفُوا tahyafū	يَهْيَفُوا yahyafū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أَهْيَفَ ʔahyafa	تَهْيَفِي tahyafī	تَهْيَفَ tahyafa	تَهْيَفَا tahyafā	تَهْيَفَا tahyafā	نَهْيَفَ nahyafa	تَهْيَفْنَ tahyafna	يَهْيَفْنَ yahyafna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَهْيَفْ ʔahyaf	تَهْيَفْ tahyaf	يَهْيَفْ yahyaf	تَهْيَفَا tahyafā	يَهْيَفَا yahyafā	نَهْيَفْ nahyaf	تَهْيَفُوا tahyafū	يَهْيَفُوا yahyafū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أَهْيَفْ ʔahyaf	تَهْيَفِي tahyafī	تَهْيَفْ tahyaf	تَهْيَفَا tahyafā	تَهْيَفَا tahyafā	نَهْيَفْ nahyaf	تَهْيَفْنَ tahyafna	يَهْيَفْنَ yahyafna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اِهْيَفْ ihyaf		اِهْيَفَا ihyafā			اِهْيَفُوا ihyafū
imperative الْأَمْر	f		اِهْيَفِي ihyafī		اِهْيَفَا ihyafā			اِهْيَفْنَ ihyafna

Etymology 1.2

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /hajf/

Noun

هَيْف • (hayf) m

verbal noun of هَيِفَ (hayifa) (form I)
flimsiness, delicacy
a serious infectious disease that affects many parts of the body, esp. the lungs
adynamia
feebleness; vulnerability
dry wind, parching wind

Declension

Declension of noun **هَيْف** (hayf)
singular	basic singular triptote
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	هَيْف hayf	الْهَيْف al-hayf	هَيْف hayf
nominative	هَيْفٌ hayfun	الْهَيْفُ al-hayfu	هَيْفُ hayfu
accusative	هَيْفًا hayfan	الْهَيْفَ al-hayfa	هَيْفَ hayfa
genitive	هَيْفٍ hayfin	الْهَيْفِ al-hayfi	هَيْفِ hayfi

References

Wehr, Hans (1979) “هيف”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN