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اِخْتَلَفَ in English
Verb · Form VIII
- to differ (عَنْ (ʕan) from)
- to differ from each other
- to be diverse
وَمِنَ الْجِبَالِ جُدَدٌ بِيضٌ وَحُمْرٌ مُّخْتَلِفٌ أَلْوَانُهَا وَغَرَابِيبُ سُودٌAnd in the mountains are tracts white and red, of various shades of colour, and black intense in hue.609–632 CE, Qur'an, 35:27
- to disagree (فِي (fī)) intransitive, reciprocal
عَمَّ يَتَسَاءَلُونَ / عَنِ النَّبَإِ العَظِيمِ / الَّذِي هُمْ فِيهِ مُخْتَلِفُونَAbout what are they asking one another? / About the great news - / That over which they are in disagreement.609–632 CE, Qur'an, 78:1-3
- to go to a person (إلى to)
Words from the root خ-ل-ف
Arabic verbs come in forms; each form's nouns are listed under its verb. See the whole root on one page →
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
back
خَلْفِيَّة
background
اِخْتَلَفَ conjugation
Active voice. Present, subjunctive and jussive are the three moods of the non-past.
| Pronoun | Past | Present | Subjunctive | Jussive | Imperative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| أَنَا I | اِخْتَلَفْتُ | أَخْتَلِفُ | أَخْتَلِفَ | أَخْتَلِفْ | — |
| أَنْتَ you (m.) | اِخْتَلَفْتَ | تَخْتَلِفُ | تَخْتَلِفَ | تَخْتَلِفْ | اِخْتَلِفْ |
| أَنْتِ you (f.) | اِخْتَلَفْتِ | تَخْتَلِفِينَ | تَخْتَلِفِي | تَخْتَلِفِي | اِخْتَلِفِي |
| هُوَ he | اِخْتَلَفَ | يَخْتَلِفُ | يَخْتَلِفَ | يَخْتَلِفْ | — |
| هِيَ she | اِخْتَلَفَتْ | تَخْتَلِفُ | تَخْتَلِفَ | تَخْتَلِفْ | — |
| أَنْتُمَا you two | اِخْتَلَفْتُمَا | تَخْتَلِفَانِ | تَخْتَلِفَا | تَخْتَلِفَا | اِخْتَلِفَا |
| هُمَا they two (m.) | اِخْتَلَفَا | يَخْتَلِفَانِ | يَخْتَلِفَا | يَخْتَلِفَا | — |
| هُمَا they two (f.) | اِخْتَلَفَتَا | تَخْتَلِفَانِ | تَخْتَلِفَا | تَخْتَلِفَا | — |
| نَحْنُ we | اِخْتَلَفْنَا | نَخْتَلِفُ | نَخْتَلِفَ | نَخْتَلِفْ | — |
| أَنْتُمْ you all (m.) | اِخْتَلَفْتُمْ | تَخْتَلِفُونَ | تَخْتَلِفُوا | تَخْتَلِفُوا | اِخْتَلِفُوا |
| أَنْتُنَّ you all (f.) | اِخْتَلَفْتُنَّ | تَخْتَلِفْنَ | تَخْتَلِفْنَ | تَخْتَلِفْنَ | اِخْتَلِفْنَ |
| هُمْ they (m.) | اِخْتَلَفُوا | يَخْتَلِفُونَ | يَخْتَلِفُوا | يَخْتَلِفُوا | — |
| هُنَّ they (f.) | اِخْتَلَفْنَ | يَخْتَلِفْنَ | يَخْتَلِفْنَ | يَخْتَلِفْنَ | — |
| Verbal noun | اِخْتِلَاف |
|---|---|
| Active participle | مُخْتَلِف |
| Passive participle | مُخْتَلَف |
اِخْتَلَفَ in a sentence
Dictionary examples
to be diverse
وَمِنَ الْجِبَالِ جُدَدٌ بِيضٌ وَحُمْرٌ مُّخْتَلِفٌ أَلْوَانُهَا وَغَرَابِيبُ سُودٌAnd in the mountains are tracts white and red, of various shades of colour, and black intense in hue.609–632 CE, Qur'an, 35:27
to disagree
عَمَّ يَتَسَاءَلُونَ / عَنِ النَّبَإِ العَظِيمِ / الَّذِي هُمْ فِيهِ مُخْتَلِفُونَAbout what are they asking one another? / About the great news - / That over which they are in disagreement.609–632 CE, Qur'an, 78:1-3
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