استخف

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استخف

/is.ta.xaf.fa/

verb اِسْتَخَفَّ · istaḵaffa · يَسْتَخِفُّ · اِسْتِخْفَاف · مُسْتَخِفّ

to belittle, to take lightly, to flout, to make light of فَاسْتَخَفَّ قَوْمَهُ فَأَطَاعُوهُ
transitive to find (something) light (not heavy) وَجَعَلَ لَكُمْ مِنْ جُلُودِ الْأَنْعَامِ بُيُوتًا تَسْتَخِفُّونَهَا
Opposite: اِسْتَثْقَلَ

In English

scorn to scoff or express contempt
underestimate to perceive as having lower value
make light of regard without due seriousness

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {استخف},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%AE%D9%81},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}