خفيف

See also: حقيق, حفيف, and خفیف

Arabic
Root
خ ف ف (ḵ-f-f)

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))

  1. light (in weight)
  2. nimble, agile, skillful
  3. insignificant
  4. weak, feeble
  5. light-minded, frivolous, fickle
  6. imbecile

Declension
Declension of adjective خَفِيف (ḵafīf)
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
  • → Swahili: hafifu
  • → Turkish: hafif

Noun

اَلْخَفِيف • (al-ḵafīf) m

  1. (prosody) a type of poetic meter (clarification of this definition is needed)

References
  • Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “خفيف”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎, 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

From Arabic خَفِيف (ḵafīf).

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))

  1. light (in weight)
    Antonym: تقيل (tqīl)
  2. agile

South Levantine Arabic
Root
خ ف ف
3 terms

Etymology

From Arabic خَفِيف (ḵafīf).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /xa.fiːf/, [xaˈfiːf]
  • Audio (Ramallah)(file)

Adjective

خفيف • (ḵafīf) (feminine خفيفة (ḵafīfe), common plural خفاف (ḵfāf), elative أخفّ (ʔaḵaff))

  1. light, slight (weight or intensity)
    Antonym: تقيل (tʔīl)
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