خفيف
Arabic
Etymology
From the root خ ف ف (ḵ-f-f).
Pronunciation
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Adjective
خَفِيف • (ḵafīf) (feminine خَفِيفَة (ḵafīfa), common plural خِفَاف (ḵifāf), masculine plural أَخِفَّاء (ʾaḵiffāʾ) or أَخْفَاف (ʾaḵfāf), feminine plural خَفِيفَات (ḵafīfāt), elative أَخَفّ (ʾaḵaff))
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 diptote; basic broken plural triptote | sound feminine plural; basic broken plural triptote | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | أَخِفَّاء; أَخْفَاف; خِفَاف ʾaḵiffāʾ; ʾaḵfāf; ḵifāf |
الْأَخِفَّاء; الْأَخْفَاف; الْخِفَاف al-ʾaḵiffāʾ; al-ʾaḵfāf; al-ḵifāf |
خَفِيفَات; خِفَاف ḵafīfāt; ḵifāf |
الْخَفِيفَات; الْخِفَاف al-ḵafīfāt; al-ḵifāf |
| Nominative | أَخِفَّاءُ; أَخْفَافٌ; خِفَافٌ ʾaḵiffāʾu; ʾaḵfāfun; ḵifāfun |
الْأَخِفَّاءُ; الْأَخْفَافُ; الْخِفَافُ al-ʾaḵiffāʾu; al-ʾaḵfāfu; al-ḵifāfu |
خَفِيفَاتٌ; خِفَافٌ ḵafīfātun; ḵifāfun |
الْخَفِيفَاتُ; الْخِفَافُ al-ḵafīfātu; al-ḵifāfu |
| Accusative | أَخِفَّاءَ; أَخْفَافًا; خِفَافًا ʾaḵiffāʾa; ʾaḵfāfan; ḵifāfan |
الْأَخِفَّاءَ; الْأَخْفَافَ; الْخِفَافَ al-ʾaḵiffāʾa; al-ʾaḵfāfa; al-ḵifāfa |
خَفِيفَاتٍ; خِفَافًا ḵafīfātin; ḵifāfan |
الْخَفِيفَاتِ; الْخِفَافَ al-ḵafīfāti; al-ḵifāfa |
| Genitive | أَخِفَّاءَ; أَخْفَافٍ; خِفَافٍ ʾaḵiffāʾa; ʾaḵfāfin; ḵifāfin |
الْأَخِفَّاءِ; الْأَخْفَافِ; الْخِفَافِ al-ʾaḵiffāʾi; al-ʾaḵfāfi; al-ḵifāfi |
خَفِيفَاتٍ; خِفَافٍ ḵafīfātin; ḵifāfin |
الْخَفِيفَاتِ; الْخِفَافِ al-ḵafīfāti; al-ḵifāfi |
References
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “خفيف”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen
Descendants
- Turkish: hafif
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