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مَخْفِيّ
hidden /maxˈfiːj/
adjectiveB2#3479 most common
Also: concealed, secret, latent
Example sentences
الكنزُ مخفيٌّ.
The treasure is hidden.
هناك كاميرا مخفية في الغرفة.
There is a hidden camera in the room.
كان يشعر بحزنٍ مخفيٍّ رغم ابتسامته.
He felt a hidden sadness despite his smile.
تحتوي الوثيقة على رسالة مخفية بين السطور.
The document contains a hidden message between the lines.
ظلت حقيقة الجريمة مخفية عن الجمهور لسنوات طويلة.
The truth about the crime stayed hidden from the public for many years.
على الرغم من كل الجهود المبذولة لكشفها، بقيت دوافعه الحقيقية مخفية خلف قناعٍ من الكياسة.
Despite every effort to expose them, his true motives remained hidden behind a mask of politeness.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | مَخْفِيٌّ | مَخْفِيُّونَ |
| Genitive | مَخْفِيٍّ | مَخْفِيِّينَ |
| Accusative | مَخْفِيًّا | مَخْفِيِّينَ |
| Vocative | يا مَخْفِيُّ | يا مَخْفِيُّونَ |
Word family
خَفِيَto be hidden, concealed
أَخْفَىto hide, conceal somethingإِخْفَاءconcealment, hiding
خَفِيّhidden, secret, latentخُفْيَةsecrecy, in secret
Etymology
مَخْفِيّ is the passive participle of the Arabic verb خَفِيَ (khafiya), "to be hidden or concealed." The root خ-ف-ي carries the core sense of concealment across its verb forms, including the causative أَخْفَى, "to hide something." This is a native Semitic root, not a borrowing.
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