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Highlights
Feminine
خَلْفِيَّة
Masculine plural
خَلْفِيُّون
Feminine plural
خَلْفِيَّات
Most common words from the same root
Verb · Form III
خَالَفَ
to contradict
Adjective
مُخَالِف
contrary
Noun
خِلَاف
controversy
خَلْفِيّ in English
Adjective
- back, rear, hind
Word origin
Etymology tree Arabic خَلْف (ḵalf) Proto-Afroasiatic Proto-Semitic Arabic ـِيّ (-iyy) Arabic خلفي From خَلْف (ḵalf, “back, rear”) + ـِيّ (-iyy).
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
خَلْفِيّ: plural and other forms
| Singular | خَلْفِيّ |
|---|---|
| Feminine | خَلْفِيَّة |
| Masculine plural | خَلْفِيُّون |
| Feminine plural | خَلْفِيَّات |
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