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خفيف
خفيف
Arabic
Adjective
خَفِيف • (ḵafīf) (feminine خَفِيفَة (ḵafīfa), masculine plural خِفَاف (ḵifāf) or أَخْفَاف (ʾaḵfāf) or أَخِفَّاء (ʾaḵiffāʾ), elative أَخَفّ (ʾaḵaff))
- light (in weight)
- nimble, agile, skillful
- insignificant
- weak, feeble
- light-minded, frivolous, fickle
- imbecile
- a type of poetic meter
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 | ||
| basic broken plural triptote; basic broken plural diptote | sound feminine plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | خِفَاف; أَخْفَاف; أَخِفَّاء ḵifāf; ʾaḵfāf; ʾaḵiffāʾ |
الْخِفَاف; الْأَخْفَاف; الْأَخِفَّاء al-ḵifāf; al-ʾaḵfāf; al-ʾaḵiffāʾ |
خَفِيفَات ḵafīfāt |
الْخَفِيفَات al-ḵafīfāt |
| Nominative | خِفَافٌ; أَخْفَافٌ; أَخِفَّاءُ ḵifāfun; ʾaḵfāfun; ʾaḵiffāʾu |
الْخِفَافُ; الْأَخْفَافُ; الْأَخِفَّاءُ al-ḵifāfu; al-ʾaḵfāfu; al-ʾaḵiffāʾu |
خَفِيفَاتٌ ḵafīfātun |
الْخَفِيفَاتُ al-ḵafīfātu |
| Accusative | خِفَافًا; أَخْفَافًا; أَخِفَّاءَ ḵifāfan; ʾaḵfāfan; ʾaḵiffāʾa |
الْخِفَافَ; الْأَخْفَافَ; الْأَخِفَّاءَ al-ḵifāfa; al-ʾaḵfāfa; al-ʾaḵiffāʾa |
خَفِيفَاتٍ ḵafīfātin |
الْخَفِيفَاتِ al-ḵafīfāti |
| Genitive | خِفَافٍ; أَخْفَافٍ; أَخِفَّاءَ ḵifāfin; ʾaḵfāfin; ʾaḵiffāʾa |
الْخِفَافِ; الْأَخْفَافِ; الْأَخِفَّاءِ al-ḵifāfi; al-ʾaḵfāfi; al-ʾaḵiffāʾi |
خَفِيفَاتٍ ḵafīfātin |
الْخَفِيفَاتِ al-ḵafīfāti |
References
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “خفيف”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen