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خَفِيف
light /xaˈfiːf/
adjectiveB1#1900 most common
Also: lightweight, mild, faint
Example sentences
الحَقِيبَة خَفِيفَة.
The bag is light.
هذا الكِتاب خَفِيف.
This book is light.
أُحِبُّ الفَطُور الخَفِيف في الصَّباح.
I like a light breakfast in the morning.
كان هُناكَ مَطَر خَفِيف اليَوم.
There was light rain today.
نامَ نَوماً خَفِيفاً وَاستَيقَظَ عِندَ أَقَلِّ صَوت.
He slept a light sleep and woke at the slightest sound.
رَغمَ ثِقَلِ المَوضُوع، عالَجَهُ الكاتِبُ بِأُسلُوبٍ خَفِيفٍ لا يُثقِلُ القارِئ.
Despite the weight of the subject, the writer treated it with a light style that does not burden the reader.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | خَفِيفٌ | خِفافٌ |
| Genitive | خَفِيفٍ | خِفافٍ |
| Accusative | خَفِيفاً | خِفافاً |
| Vocative | يا خَفِيفُ | يا خِفافُ |
Word family
خَفَّto become light, to lessen
خِفَّةlightness
تَخفِيفreduction, alleviation
أَخَفّlighter (comparative)
خَفِيفَةlight (feminine)
Etymology
The word derives from the triliteral root خ-ف-ف (kh-f-f), which carries the sense of lightness and reduced weight. The same root gives the verb خَفَّ, meaning to become light or to lessen. It has been part of the Arabic lexicon since the classical period.
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