خفيف

العربية

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خفيف

/xa.fiːf/

Rhymes with -iːf

Where it comes from

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

adjective خَفِيف · ḵafīf · خَفِيفَة · خِفَاف · خَفِيفُون · أَخِفَّاء

light (in weight) فَلَمَّا تَغَشّٰٮهَا حَمَلَتْ حَمْلًا خَفِيفًا فَمَرَّتْ بِهِ
nimble, agile, skillful
insignificant
weak, feeble
light-minded, frivolous, fickle
imbecile

noun اَلْخَفِيف · al-ḵafīf

a type of poetic meter

In English

light of low weight

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {خفيف},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AE%D9%81%D9%8A%D9%81},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}