نحيف

نحيف

See also: نخيف‎ and نحیف‎

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ن ح ف‎ (n-ḥ-f).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

نَحِيف • (naḥīf) (feminine نَحِيفَة‎ (naḥīfa), common plural نِحَاف‎ (niḥāf), masculine plural نُحَفَاء‎ (nuḥafāʾ), feminine plural نَحِيفَات‎ (naḥīfāt), elative أَنْحَف‎ (ʾanḥaf))

1. thin, slender, skinny, slim
2. weak, delicate

Declension

Declension of adjective نَحِيف (naḥīf)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	نَحِيف naḥīf	النَّحِيف‎ an-naḥīf	نَحِيفَة‎ naḥīfa	النَّحِيفَة‎ an-naḥīfa
Nominative	نَحِيفٌ naḥīfun	النَّحِيفُ‎ an-naḥīfu	نَحِيفَةٌ‎ naḥīfatun	النَّحِيفَةُ‎ an-naḥīfatu
Accusative	نَحِيفًا‎ naḥīfan	النَّحِيفَ‎ an-naḥīfa	نَحِيفَةً‎ naḥīfatan	النَّحِيفَةَ‎ an-naḥīfata
Genitive	نَحِيفٍ naḥīfin	النَّحِيفِ‎ an-naḥīfi	نَحِيفَةٍ‎ naḥīfatin	النَّحِيفَةِ‎ an-naḥīfati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	نَحِيفَيْن‎ naḥīfayn	النَّحِيفَيْن‎ an-naḥīfayn	نَحِيفَتَيْن‎ naḥīfatayn	النَّحِيفَتَيْن‎ an-naḥīfatayn
Nominative	نَحِيفَانِ‎ naḥīfāni	النَّحِيفَانِ‎ an-naḥīfāni	نَحِيفَتَانِ‎ naḥīfatāni	النَّحِيفَتَانِ‎ an-naḥīfatāni
Accusative	نَحِيفَيْنِ‎ naḥīfayni	النَّحِيفَيْنِ‎ an-naḥīfayni	نَحِيفَتَيْنِ‎ naḥīfatayni	النَّحِيفَتَيْنِ‎ an-naḥīfatayni
Genitive	نَحِيفَيْنِ‎ naḥīfayni	النَّحِيفَيْنِ‎ an-naḥīfayni	نَحِيفَتَيْنِ‎ naḥīfatayni	النَّحِيفَتَيْنِ‎ an-naḥīfatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	basic broken plural diptote‎; basic broken plural triptote		sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	نُحَفَاء‎‎; نِحَاف‎ nuḥafāʾ‎; niḥāf	النُّحَفَاء‎‎; النِّحَاف‎ an-nuḥafāʾ‎; an-niḥāf	نَحِيفَات‎‎; نِحَاف‎ naḥīfāt‎; niḥāf	النَّحِيفَات‎‎; النِّحَاف‎ an-naḥīfāt‎; an-niḥāf
Nominative	نُحَفَاءُ‎‎; نِحَافٌ‎ nuḥafāʾu‎; niḥāfun	النُّحَفَاءُ‎‎; النِّحَافُ‎ an-nuḥafāʾu‎; an-niḥāfu	نَحِيفَاتٌ‎‎; نِحَافٌ‎ naḥīfātun‎; niḥāfun	النَّحِيفَاتُ‎‎; النِّحَافُ‎ an-naḥīfātu‎; an-niḥāfu
Accusative	نُحَفَاءَ‎‎; نِحَافًا‎ nuḥafāʾa‎; niḥāfan	النُّحَفَاءَ‎‎; النِّحَافَ‎ an-nuḥafāʾa‎; an-niḥāfa	نَحِيفَاتٍ‎‎; نِحَافًا‎ naḥīfātin‎; niḥāfan	النَّحِيفَاتِ‎‎; النِّحَافَ‎ an-naḥīfāti‎; an-niḥāfa
Genitive	نُحَفَاءَ‎‎; نِحَافٍ‎ nuḥafāʾa‎; niḥāfin	النُّحَفَاءِ‎‎; النِّحَافِ‎ an-nuḥafāʾi‎; an-niḥāfi	نَحِيفَاتٍ‎‎; نِحَافٍ‎ naḥīfātin‎; niḥāfin	النَّحِيفَاتِ‎‎; النِّحَافِ‎ an-naḥīfāti‎; an-niḥāfi

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “نحيف”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎, London: W.H. Allen

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South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic نَحِيف‎ (naḥīf).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nħiːf/, [nħiːf]

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Adjective

نحيف • (nḥīf) (feminine نحيفة‎ (nḥīfe), masculine plural نحاف‎ (nḥāf), elative أنحف‎ (ʔanḥaf))

1. thin, slender

   Synonym: ضعيف‎ (ḍʕīf)

   Antonyms: (for people) ناصح‎ (nāṣeḥ), (usually for animals) سمين‎ (smīn)

2. reedy (voice)

See also

• رفيع‎ (rfīʕ, “thin, slender, slim (round object)”)
• رقي‎ (rʔīʔ, “thin, fine (flat object)”)