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إِخْفاء
concealment, hiding /ʔixˈfaːʔ/
nounB1#2166 most common
Also: concealing, suppression, keeping secret
Example sentences
الإِخْفاء صَعْب.
Hiding is hard.
إِخْفاء الحَقيقَة خَطَأ.
Hiding the truth is wrong.
حاوَلَ إِخْفاء مَشاعِرِه عَنِ الجَميع.
He tried to hide his feelings from everyone.
تَمَّ إِخْفاء الأَدِلَّة عَنِ الشُّرْطَة.
The evidence was hidden from the police.
يَتَطَلَّبُ إِخْفاء الهُوِيَّة على الإنترنت تَشْفيرًا قَوِيًّا.
Concealing your identity online requires strong encryption.
لَمْ يَعُدْ إِخْفاء الفَساد مُمْكِنًا بَعْدَ نَشْرِ الوَثائِق المُسَرَّبَة.
Concealing the corruption was no longer possible after the leaked documents were published.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | إِخْفاءٌ | None |
| Genitive | إِخْفاءٍ | None |
| Accusative | إِخْفاءً | None |
| Vocative | يا إِخْفاءُ | None |
Word family
أَخْفىto hide, conceal
خَفِيّhidden, invisibleمُخْفٍone who conceals
خَفاءsecrecy, concealment
خُفْيَةsecretly, in secret
Etymology
The word is the verbal noun of the Form IV verb أَخْفى, meaning to hide or conceal. It derives from the triliteral Semitic root خ-ف-ي, which carries the sense of being hidden or invisible. The Form IV pattern إِفْعال turns the root into an abstract act: the causing of something to be hidden.
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