السخف

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

This root primarily denotes a state of being thin, weak, or lacking substance, often applied to physical conditions, mental faculties, or even material objects. It can also describe a lack of intelligence or a flighty disposition.

Derived headwords

سَخِفَverb

1.
to be thin/weakboth
To be characterized by thinness, weakness, or lack of substance.
2.
to be foolishboth
To be mentally weak, foolish, or lacking in sound judgment.

سُخْفnoun

1.
thinness/weaknessboth
The state of being thin, weak, or lacking substance, often referring to physical condition or the quality of something.
2.
foolishnessboth
A lack of intelligence, sound judgment, or mental acuity; foolishness.
3.
poverty/hardshipclassical
A state of difficult living conditions or poverty, implying a lack of resources.

سُخَافَةnoun

1.
thinness/weaknessboth
The quality of being thin, weak, or lacking substance, applicable to various things.
2.
foolishnessboth
Foolishness or lack of sense, often in a general or pervasive way.

سَخِيفadjective

1.
thin/weakboth
Characterized by thinness, weakness, or lack of substance.
2.
foolish/light-headedboth
Lacking in intelligence, sense, or sound judgment; foolish or flighty.

سُخْفَةnoun

1.
thinness/weaknessboth
A state of thinness, weakness, or emaciation, often due to hunger.
2.
emaciationboth
The state of being extremely thin or wasted away, particularly from hunger.

ثَوْبٌ سَخِيفٌadjective

1.
poorly spun fabricclassical
A garment made of fabric with little yarn, indicating poor quality or thinness.

رَجُلٌ سَخِيفٌadjective

1.
impetuous/flighty manclassical
A man who is impetuous, flighty, or lacking in seriousness and sound judgment.

أَرْضٌ مُسَخْفَةٌadjective

1.
barren landclassical
Land that is poor in vegetation or herbage, yielding little.

سَاحَفَهُverb

1.
to act foolishly withclassical
To behave foolishly or nonsensically towards someone or something.

سَخِفَ السِّقَاءُverb

1.
waterskin to be emptyclassical
The waterskin became empty or depleted of its contents.

سَخَفًاnoun

1.
emptinessclassical
The state of being empty, specifically referring to a waterskin.

Parallel reading

رقة العيش

Thinness of living.

رقة العقل وغيره

Thinness of mind and other things.

سخافة فهو سخيف

He became foolish, so he is foolish.

سخفة الجوع

The thinness/emaciation from hunger.

وثوب سخيف: قليل الغزل

And a thin garment: little spun.

ورجل سخيف: نزق، خفيف

And a foolish man: impetuous, flighty.

أو السخف: في العقل، والسخافة: في كل شيء

Or foolishness: is in the mind, and thinness/weakness: is in everything.

وأرض مسخفة، كمحسنة: قليلة الكلأ

And barren land, like 'muhsinah': little herbage.

وساخفه: حامقه

And to act foolishly towards him: to be foolish towards him.

وسخف السقاء، ككرم، سخفا، بالضم: وهى

And the waterskin became empty, like 'karuma', with emptiness, with the ضمة: it was empty.