Arabic

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Root
خ ف ي (ḵ-f-y)

Etymology

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Derived from the active participle of اِخْتَفَى‎ (iḵtafā, to disappear).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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مُخْتَفٍ‎ (muḵtafin) (feminine مُخْتَفٍ‎َة (muḵtafina), masculine plural مُخْتَفٍ‎ُونَ (muḵtafinūna), feminine plural مُخْتَفٍ‎َات (muḵtafināt))

  1. active participle of اِخْتَفَى‎ (iḵtafā)
  2. disappearing, hiding oneself, concealed

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Azerbaijani: müxtəfi
  • Persian: مختفی
  • Ottoman Turkish: مختفی (muhtefi)