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خ-ل-ف
The Arabic root خ-ل-ف (kh-l-f)
Form I verb خَلَفَ: to succeed
20 words in the dictionary are built from خ-ل-ف, including verbs in Forms I, II, III, V, VIII, X. Each verb is listed with the nouns that come from it: its verbal noun (masdar), its participles, and words derived from it.
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Verb · Form III
خَالَفَ
to contradict
Adjective
مُخَالِف
contrary
Noun
خِلَاف
controversy
Adjective
مُتَخَلِّف
backward
Verbs and the nouns that come from them
خَلَفَ
· present يَخْلُفُ
Form I · The plain action
to succeed, to follow, to come after; to substitute for; to replace
خِلَافَة
succession
خَالِف
مَخْلُوف
خَلِيفَة
a successor
خَلِيف
successor
خَلَّفَ
· present يُخَلِّفُ
Form II · Causative or intensive
to appoint as a successor; to leave behind; to have offspring
تَخْلِيف
مُخَلِّف
مُخَلَّف
خَالَفَ
· present يُخَالِفُ
Form III · Done to or with someone
to contradict, to thwart, to disagree with [+ transitive (object)] on; to disobey, to go against, to contravene; to transgress the law
خِلَاف
controversy
مُخَالَفَة
minor offence
مُخَالِف
contrary
مُخَالِف
opponent
مُخَالَف
تَخَلَّفَ
· present يَتَخَلَّفُ
Form V · Reflexive of Form II
to be late, to be or fall behind, to lag behind; to be backward (of a culture, person, idea, etc.); to not attend
تَخَلُّف
backwardness
مُتَخَلِّف
backward
مُتَخَلَّف
اِخْتَلَفَ
· present يَخْتَلِفُ
Form VIII · Reflexive, often idiomatic
to differ (عَنْ (ʕan) from); to differ from each other; to be diverse
اِسْتَخْلَفَ
· present يَسْتَخْلِفُ
Form X · Seeking or considering
to appoint as successor
اِسْتِخْلَاف
مُسْتَخْلِف
مُسْتَخْلَف
Other nouns and adjectives
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خَلْفِيَّة
background
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