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خَفِيف

light

AdjectiveRoot خ-ف-ف

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Feminine
خَفِيفَة
Masculine plural
خَفِيفُون، أَخِفَّاء
Feminine plural
خَفِيفَات
Plural
خِفَاف
Elative
أَخَفّ
more / most …

Most common words from the same root

Verb · Form II
خَفَّفَ
to lighten
Verb · Form I
خَفَّ
to be lightweight
Noun
تَخْفِيف
alleviation
Verb · Form X
اِسْتَخَفَّ
to belittle
Noun
خِفَّة
lightness

خَفِيف in English

Adjective

  1. light (in weight)
    فَلَمَّا تَغَشّٰٮهَا حَمَلَتْ حَمْلًا خَفِيفًا فَمَرَّتْ بِهِAfter he had been united with her, she carried a light burden that developed gradually..609–632 CE, Qur'an, 7:189
  2. nimble, agile, skillful
  3. insignificant
  4. weak, feeble
  5. light-minded, frivolous, fickle
  6. imbecile

Word origin

فَعِيل (faʕīl)-type stative-verb derived from the active participle from the verb خَفَّ (ḵaffa, “to become light”).

Words from the root خ-ف-ف

Arabic verbs come in forms; each form's nouns are listed under its verb. See the whole root on one page →

خَفَّ · present يَخِفُّ
Form I · The plain action

to be lightweight; to become lighter in weight, to lose weight; to decrease, to abate, to lessen

خِفَّة
Verbal noun
lightness
خَافّ
Active participle
مَخْفُوف
Passive participle
خَفِيف
Derived noun · Adjective
light
اَلْخَفِيف
Derived noun
a type of poetic meter
خَفَّفَ · present يُخَفِّفُ
Form II · Causative or intensive

to lighten, to make lighter; to ease; to diminish, to reduce

تَخْفِيف
Verbal noun
alleviation
مُخَفِّف
Active participle
مُخَفَّف
Passive participle · Adjective
lightened
تَخَفَّفَ · present يَتَخَفَّفُ
Form V · Reflexive of Form II

to dress lightly; to disburden, relieve oneself (of a burden); to rid, free oneself

تَخَفُّف
Verbal noun
مُتَخَفِّف
Active participle
مُتَخَفَّف
Passive participle
اِسْتَخَفَّ · present يَسْتَخِفُّ
Form X · Seeking or considering

to belittle, to take lightly, to flout, to make light of; to find (something) light (not heavy)

اِسْتِخْفَاف
Verbal noun
belittling
مُسْتَخِفّ
Active participle
مُسْتَخَفّ
Passive participle
أَخَفّ
Adjective
elative degree of خَفِيف

خَفِيف: plural and other forms

Singularخَفِيف
Feminineخَفِيفَة
Masculine pluralخَفِيفُون، أَخِفَّاء
Feminine pluralخَفِيفَات
Pluralخِفَاف
Elative (more / most)أَخَفّ

خَفِيف in a sentence

Dictionary examples

light

فَلَمَّا تَغَشّٰٮهَا حَمَلَتْ حَمْلًا خَفِيفًا فَمَرَّتْ بِهِAfter he had been united with her, she carried a light burden that developed gradually..609–632 CE, Qur'an, 7:189

From a fully vowelled text

لأَنَّ نِيرِي هَيِّنٌ وَحِمْلِي خَفِيفٌ».For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.Matthew 11:30, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
وَبَعْدَ الزَّلْزَلَةِ نَارٌ، وَلَمْ يَكُنِ الرَّبُّ فِي النَّارِ. وَبَعْدَ النَّارِ صَوْتٌ مُنْخَفِضٌ خَفِيفٌ.And after the earthquake a fire; but the LORD was not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice.1 Kings 19:12, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
خَفِيفٌ هُوَ عَلَى وَجْهِ الْمِيَاهِ. مَلْعُونٌ نَصِيبُهُمْ فِي الأَرْضِ. لاَ يَتَوَجَّهُ إِلَى طَرِيقِ الْكُرُومِ.He is swift as the waters; their portion is cursed in the earth: he beholdeth not the way of the vineyards.Job 24:18, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV

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