هيف

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ه ي ف (h-y-f)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ha.ji.fa/

Verb

هَيِفَ • (hayifa) I, non-past يَهْيَفُ‎ (yahyafu)

  1. to be slender, slim, refined, svelte
Conjugation

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hajf/

Noun

هَيْف • (hayf) m

  1. verbal noun of هَيِفَ (hayifa) (form I)
  2. flimsiness, delicacy .
  3. a serious infectious disease that affects many parts of the body, esp. the lungs .
  4. adynamia
  5. feebleness; vulnerability
  6. dry wind, parching wind
Declension

References

  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “هيف”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
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