أخف

أخف

See also: أحق‎, أجف‎, اجق‎, and أحف‎

Arabic

Etymology 1

Elative of خَفِيف‎ (ḵafīf, “light (in weight), slight”), from the root خ ف ف‎ (ḵ-f-f).

Adjective

أَخَفّ • (ʔaḵaff) (feminine خُفَّى‎ (ḵuffā), feminine plural خُفَّيَات‎ (ḵuffayāt))

1. elative degree of خَفِيف‎ (ḵafīf):
   1. lighter (in weight); lightest
   2. slighter; slightest

      ‏أَخَفُّ ٱلضَّرَرَيْنِ‎ ― ʔaḵaffu ḍ-ḍararayni ― lesser of two evils

Declension

Declension of adjective أَخَفّ (ʔaḵaff)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular diptote		singular invariable
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَخَفّ ʔaḵaff	الْأَخَفّ‎ al-ʔaḵaff	خُفّى‎ ḵuffā	الْخُفّى‎ al-ḵuffā
Nominative	أَخَفُّ ʔaḵaffu	الْأَخَفُّ‎ al-ʔaḵaffu	خُفّى‎ ḵuffā	الْخُفّى‎ al-ḵuffā
Accusative	أَخَفَّ ʔaḵaffa	الْأَخَفَّ‎ al-ʔaḵaffa	خُفّى‎ ḵuffā	الْخُفّى‎ al-ḵuffā
Genitive	أَخَفَّ ʔaḵaffa	الْأَخَفِّ‎ al-ʔaḵaffi	خُفّى‎ ḵuffā	الْخُفّى‎ al-ḵuffā
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَخَفَّيْن‎ ʔaḵaffayn	الْأَخَفَّيْن‎ al-ʔaḵaffayn	خُفَّيَيْن‎ ḵuffayayn	الْخُفَّيَيْن‎ al-ḵuffayayn
Nominative	أَخَفَّانِ‎ ʔaḵaffāni	الْأَخَفَّانِ‎ al-ʔaḵaffāni	خُفَّيَانِ‎ ḵuffayāni	الْخُفَّيَانِ‎ al-ḵuffayāni
Accusative	أَخَفَّيْنِ‎ ʔaḵaffayni	الْأَخَفَّيْنِ‎ al-ʔaḵaffayni	خُفَّيَيْنِ‎ ḵuffayayni	الْخُفَّيَيْنِ‎ al-ḵuffayayni
Genitive	أَخَفَّيْنِ‎ ʔaḵaffayni	الْأَخَفَّيْنِ‎ al-ʔaḵaffayni	خُفَّيَيْنِ‎ ḵuffayayni	الْخُفَّيَيْنِ‎ al-ḵuffayayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَخَفِّين‎ ʔaḵaffīn	الْأَخَفِّين‎ al-ʔaḵaffīn	خُفَّيَات‎ ḵuffayāt	الْخُفَّيَات‎ al-ḵuffayāt
Nominative	أَخَفُّونَ‎ ʔaḵaffūna	الْأَخَفُّونَ‎ al-ʔaḵaffūna	خُفَّيَاتٌ‎ ḵuffayātun	الْخُفَّيَاتُ‎ al-ḵuffayātu
Accusative	أَخَفِّينَ‎ ʔaḵaffīna	الْأَخَفِّينَ‎ al-ʔaḵaffīna	خُفَّيَاتٍ‎ ḵuffayātin	الْخُفَّيَاتِ‎ al-ḵuffayāti
Genitive	أَخَفِّينَ‎ ʔaḵaffīna	الْأَخَفِّينَ‎ al-ʔaḵaffīna	خُفَّيَاتٍ‎ ḵuffayātin	الْخُفَّيَاتِ‎ al-ḵuffayāti

Verb

أَخَفْ • (ʔaḵaf) (form I)

1. first-person singular non-past active jussive of خَافَ‎ (ḵāfa)

Verb

أُخَفْ • (ʔuḵaf) (form I)

1. first-person singular non-past passive jussive of خَافَ‎ (ḵāfa)

Verb

أُخِفْ • (ʔuḵif) (form IV)

1. first-person singular non-past active jussive of أَخَافَ‎ (ʔaḵāfa)

Verb

أُخَفْ • (ʔuḵaf) (form IV)

1. first-person singular non-past passive jussive of أَخَافَ‎ (ʔaḵāfa)

Verb

أَخِفْ • (ʔaḵif) (form IV)

1. second-person masculine singular active imperative of أَخَافَ‎ (ʔaḵāfa)

Verb

أُخْفِ • (ʔuḵfi) (form IV)

1. first-person singular non-past active jussive of أَخْفَى‎ (ʔaḵfā)

Verb

أُخْفَ • (ʔuḵfa) (form IV)

1. first-person singular non-past passive jussive of أَخْفَى‎ (ʔaḵfā)

Verb

أَخْفِ • (ʔaḵfi) (form IV)

1. second-person masculine singular active imperative of أَخْفَى‎ (ʔaḵfā)