خف

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خف¹

  • /xaf.fa/

verb خَفَّ · ḵaffa · يَخِفُّ · خِفَّة · خَافّ

  1. to be lightweight فَأَمَّا مَن ثَقُلَتْ مَوَازِينُهُ ۝ فَهُوَ فِي عِيشَةٍ رَاضِيَةٍ ۝ وَأَمَّا مَنْ خَفَّتْ مَوَازِينُهُ ۝ فَأُمُّهُ هَاوِيَةٌ ۝ وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا هِيَهْ ۝ نَارٌ حَامِيَةٌ
  2. to become lighter in weight, to lose weight
  3. intransitive to decrease, to abate, to lessen خَفَّ الْمَطَرُ
  4. to depart, go away
  5. of colors to be less vivid, to be bleached

Opposite: ثَقُلَ

خف²

  • /xuff/

noun خُفّ · ḵuff · أَخْفَاف · خِفَاف · الْخُفّ

  1. dated the hoof of a camel

    Similar: فِرْسِن

  2. figuratively boot بَيْنَمَا رَجُلٌ يَمْشِي بِطَرِيقٍ ٱشْتَدَّ عَلَيْهِ الْعَطَشُ، فَوَجَدَ بِئْرًا فَنَزَلَ فِيهَا فَشَرِبَ ثُمَّ خَرَجَ، فَإِذَا كَلْبٌ يَلْهَثُ، يَأْكُلُ الثَّرَى مِنَ الْعَطَشِ، فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ: لَقَدْ بَلَغَ هَذَا الْكَلْبَ مِنَ الْعَطَشِ مِثْلُ الَّذِي كَانَ بَلَغَ مِنِّي، فَنَزَلَ الْبِئْرَ فَ

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verb

Opposite: ثَقُلَ

In English

  • hoof tip of a toe of ungulates
  • slipper low shoe slipped on and off easily

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {خف},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AE%D9%81},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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