تخلف

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تخلف^¹

/ta.xal.la.fa/

verb تَخَلَّفَ · taḵallafa · يَتَخَلَّفُ · تَخَلُّف · مُتَخَلِّف

to be late, to be or fall behind, to lag behind
to be backward (of a culture, person, idea, etc.)
to not attend
Similar: تَغَيَّبَ

تخلف^²

/ta.xal.luf/

noun تَخَلُّف · taḵalluf · التَّخَلُّف · تَخَلُّفٌ

noun from verb verbal noun of تَخَلَّف (taḵallaf) (form V)
backwardness (of a culture, person, idea, etc.)
Similar: رَجْعِيَّة · Opposite: تَقَدُّم
abbreviation, ellipsis ellipsis of تَخَلُّف عَقْلِيّ (taḵalluf ʕaqliyy)

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backwardness state of being backward

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {تخلف},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AA%D8%AE%D9%84%D9%81},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}