أخف

See also: أحق, أجف, اجق, and أحف

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
خ ف ف (ḵ-f-f)

Elative of خَفِيف (ḵafīf, “light (in weight), slight”).

Adjective

أَخَفّ • (ʔaḵaff) (feminine خُفَّى (ḵuffā), feminine plural خُفَّيَات (ḵuffayāt))

1. elative degree of خَفِيف (ḵafīf):
   1. lighter (in weight); lightest
   2. slighter; slightest

      أَخَفُّ ٱلضَّرَرَيْنِ ― ʔaḵaffu ḍ-ḍararayni ― lesser of two evils

Declension

Declension of adjective أَخَفّ (ʔaḵaff)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular diptote		singular invariable
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَخَفّ ʔaḵaff	الْأَخَفّ al-ʔaḵaff	خُفّى ḵuffā	الْخُفّى al-ḵuffā
Nominative	أَخَفُّ ʔaḵaffu	الْأَخَفُّ al-ʔaḵaffu	خُفّى ḵuffā	الْخُفّى al-ḵuffā
Accusative	أَخَفَّ ʔaḵaffa	الْأَخَفَّ al-ʔaḵaffa	خُفّى ḵuffā	الْخُفّى al-ḵuffā
Genitive	أَخَفَّ ʔaḵaffa	الْأَخَفِّ al-ʔaḵaffi	خُفّى ḵuffā	الْخُفّى al-ḵuffā
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَخَفَّيْن ʔaḵaffayn	الْأَخَفَّيْن al-ʔaḵaffayn	خُفَّيَيْن ḵuffayayn	الْخُفَّيَيْن al-ḵuffayayn
Nominative	أَخَفَّانِ ʔaḵaffāni	الْأَخَفَّانِ al-ʔaḵaffāni	خُفَّيَانِ ḵuffayāni	الْخُفَّيَانِ al-ḵuffayāni
Accusative	أَخَفَّيْنِ ʔaḵaffayni	الْأَخَفَّيْنِ al-ʔaḵaffayni	خُفَّيَيْنِ ḵuffayayni	الْخُفَّيَيْنِ al-ḵuffayayni
Genitive	أَخَفَّيْنِ ʔaḵaffayni	الْأَخَفَّيْنِ al-ʔaḵaffayni	خُفَّيَيْنِ ḵuffayayni	الْخُفَّيَيْنِ al-ḵuffayayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَخَفِّين ʔaḵaffīn	الْأَخَفِّين al-ʔaḵaffīn	خُفَّيَات ḵuffayāt	الْخُفَّيَات al-ḵuffayāt
Nominative	أَخَفُّونَ ʔaḵaffūna	الْأَخَفُّونَ al-ʔaḵaffūna	خُفَّيَاتٌ ḵuffayātun	الْخُفَّيَاتُ al-ḵuffayātu
Accusative	أَخَفِّينَ ʔaḵaffīna	الْأَخَفِّينَ al-ʔaḵaffīna	خُفَّيَاتٍ ḵuffayātin	الْخُفَّيَاتِ al-ḵuffayāti
Genitive	أَخَفِّينَ ʔaḵaffīna	الْأَخَفِّينَ al-ʔaḵaffīna	خُفَّيَاتٍ ḵuffayātin	الْخُفَّيَاتِ al-ḵuffayāti

Etymology 2

Verb

أَخَفْ • (ʔaḵaf) (form I)

1. first-person singular non-past active jussive of خَافَ (ḵāfa)

Verb

أُخَفْ • (ʔuḵaf) (form I)

1. first-person singular non-past passive jussive of خَافَ (ḵāfa)

Etymology 3

Verb

أُخِفْ • (ʔuḵif) (form IV)

1. first-person singular non-past active jussive of أَخَافَ (ʔaḵāfa)

Verb

أُخَفْ • (ʔuḵaf) (form IV)

1. first-person singular non-past passive jussive of أَخَافَ (ʔaḵāfa)

Verb

أَخِفْ • (ʔaḵif) (form IV)

1. second-person masculine singular active imperative of أَخَافَ (ʔaḵāfa)

Etymology 4

Verb

أُخْفِ • (ʔuḵfi) (form IV)

1. first-person singular non-past active jussive of أَخْفَى (ʔaḵfā)

Verb

أُخْفَ • (ʔuḵfa) (form IV)

1. first-person singular non-past passive jussive of أَخْفَى (ʔaḵfā)

Verb

أَخْفِ • (ʔaḵfi) (form IV)

1. second-person masculine singular active imperative of أَخْفَى (ʔaḵfā)