خفة
Arabic
Etymology
From the root خ ف ف (ḵ-f-f).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /xif.fa/
Noun
خِفَّة • (ḵiffa) f
- verbal noun of خَفَّ (ḵaffa) (form 1)
- lightness (the state of having little weight)
- agility, nimbleness, quickness
Declension
Declension of noun خِفَّة (ḵiffa)
Singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | خِفَّة ḵiffa | الْخِفَّة al-ḵiffa | خِفَّة ḵiffat |
Nominative | خِفَّةٌ ḵiffatun | الْخِفَّةُ al-ḵiffatu | خِفَّةُ ḵiffatu |
Accusative | خِفَّةً ḵiffatan | الْخِفَّةَ al-ḵiffata | خِفَّةَ ḵiffata |
Genitive | خِفَّةٍ ḵiffatin | الْخِفَّةِ al-ḵiffati | خِفَّةِ ḵiffati |
Derived terms
- خِفَّة الْحَرَكَةِ (ḵiffa(t) al-ḥarakati)
- خِفَّة الدَّمِ (ḵiffa(t) ad-dami)
- خِفَّة الرُّوحِ (ḵiffa(t) ar-rūḥi)
- خِفَّة الظِّلِّ (ḵiffa(t) aẓ-ẓilli)
- خِفَّة الْعَقْلِ (ḵiffa(t) al-ʿaqli)
- خِفَّة الْيَدِ (ḵiffa(t) al-yadi)
- خِفَّة فِي الْحَرَكَةِ (ḵiffa(t) fī l-ḥarakati)
Descendants
- Maltese: ħeffa