خفیف

See also: خفيف

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic خَفِيف (ḵafīf, light, nimble, agile).

Adjective

خفیف • (hafif)

  1. light, having little weight, not heavy
    Synonyms: سبك (sebuk), یینی (yini)
  2. foolish, silly, flighty, light-headed
  3. quick, sharp, clever, ingenious
  4. (of a consonant) not reduplicated

Derived terms

  • خفیفجه (hafifce, somewhat light)
  • خفیفلك (hafiflik, lightness)
  • خفیفلنمك (hafiflenmek, to become light)

Descendants

  • Turkish: hafif

Further reading

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