أهيف

أهيف

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ه ي ف‎ (h-y-f).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔah.jaf/

Adjective

أَهْيَف • (ʾahyaf) (feminine هَيْفَاء‎ (hayfāʾ), common plural هِيف‎ (hīf))

1. slim; slender; slight; frail; wispy

Declension

Declension of adjective أَهْيَف (ʾahyaf)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular diptote		basic singular diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَهْيَف ʾahyaf	الْأَهْيَف‎ al-ʾahyaf	هَيْفَاء‎ hayfāʾ	الْهَيْفَاء‎ al-hayfāʾ
Nominative	أَهْيَفُ ʾahyafu	الْأَهْيَفُ‎ al-ʾahyafu	هَيْفَاءُ‎ hayfāʾu	الْهَيْفَاءُ‎ al-hayfāʾu
Accusative	أَهْيَفَ ʾahyafa	الْأَهْيَفَ‎ al-ʾahyafa	هَيْفَاءَ‎ hayfāʾa	الْهَيْفَاءَ‎ al-hayfāʾa
Genitive	أَهْيَفَ ʾahyafa	الْأَهْيَفِ‎ al-ʾahyafi	هَيْفَاءَ‎ hayfāʾa	الْهَيْفَاءِ‎ al-hayfāʾi
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَهْيَفَيْن‎ ʾahyafayn	الْأَهْيَفَيْن‎ al-ʾahyafayn	هَيْفَاءَيْن‎ hayfāʾayn	الْهَيْفَاءَيْن‎ al-hayfāʾayn
Nominative	أَهْيَفَانِ‎ ʾahyafāni	الْأَهْيَفَانِ‎ al-ʾahyafāni	هَيْفَاءَانِ‎ hayfāʾāni	الْهَيْفَاءَانِ‎ al-hayfāʾāni
Accusative	أَهْيَفَيْنِ‎ ʾahyafayni	الْأَهْيَفَيْنِ‎ al-ʾahyafayni	هَيْفَاءَيْنِ‎ hayfāʾayni	الْهَيْفَاءَيْنِ‎ al-hayfāʾayni
Genitive	أَهْيَفَيْنِ‎ ʾahyafayni	الْأَهْيَفَيْنِ‎ al-ʾahyafayni	هَيْفَاءَيْنِ‎ hayfāʾayni	الْهَيْفَاءَيْنِ‎ al-hayfāʾayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	basic broken plural triptote		basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	هِيف‎ hīf	الْهِيف‎ al-hīf	هِيف‎ hīf	الْهِيف‎ al-hīf
Nominative	هِيفٌ‎ hīfun	الْهِيفُ‎ al-hīfu	هِيفٌ‎ hīfun	الْهِيفُ‎ al-hīfu
Accusative	هِيفًا‎ hīfan	الْهِيفَ‎ al-hīfa	هِيفًا‎ hīfan	الْهِيفَ‎ al-hīfa
Genitive	هِيفٍ‎ hīfin	الْهِيفِ‎ al-hīfi	هِيفٍ‎ hīfin	الْهِيفِ‎ al-hīfi

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979), “هيف”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN