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Root entry · 24 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of concealment, hiding, and secrecy. It extends to things that are hidden, such as the unseen, secret actions, and even specific parts of a bird's wing. It also encompasses the act of revealing or bringing something out of concealment.

Derived headwords

خَفَاهُ يَخْفِيهِ خَفْيًا وَخُفْيًاverb

1.
to reveal, to bring outclassical
To make something apparent or bring it forth from a hidden state. This is the opposite of concealing.
2.
to conceal, to hideboth
To make something hidden or secret.

اخْتَفَاهُverb

1.
to conceal, to hideboth
To hide something, to keep it secret.

خَفِيَ، كَرَضِيَverb

1.
to be hidden, to be concealedboth
To be not apparent, to be unseen or unknown.

خَفَاءnoun

1.
hiddenness, secrecyboth
The state or quality of being hidden or secret.

خَافٍadjective

1.
hidden, concealedboth
That which is not apparent or visible; secret.

خَفِيّadjective

1.
hidden, concealedboth
That which is not apparent or visible; secret.

أَخْفَاهُverb

1.
to hide, to concealboth
To keep something secret or out of sight.

خَافِيَةnoun

1.
opposite of publicclassical
That which is private or secret, in contrast to what is public or open.
2.
hidden partboth
A hidden or concealed part of something.

خَفِيَّةnoun

1.
hiding placeboth
A place where one hides or conceals oneself.
2.
secretboth
Something done or kept in secret.

خُفْوَةnoun

1.
theftclassical
The act of stealing something, often implying stealth.

اخْتَفَىverb

1.
to hide oneself, to disappearboth
To conceal oneself, to become unseen or to vanish.

اسْتَخْفَىverb

1.
to hide oneselfboth
To conceal oneself, to make oneself hidden.

نُونٌ خَفِيَّةother

1.
light 'nun'classical
Refers to a light or subtle pronunciation of the letter 'nun'.

أَخْفِيَةُ النُّورِother

1.
dimness of lightclassical
The faintness or obscurity of light.

أَخْفِيَةُ الْكَرَىother

1.
closed eyesclassical
The eyes when closed in sleep.

خَافِيnoun

1.
genie, jinnboth
A supernatural being, often hidden from human sight.

خَافِيَةnoun

1.
genie, jinnboth
A supernatural being, often hidden from human sight.

خَافِيَاءnoun

1.
genie, jinnboth
A supernatural being, often hidden from human sight.

خَوَافّnoun

1.
genies, jinnsboth
Plural of 'khāfī', referring to supernatural beings.

أَرْضٌ خَافِيَةadjective

1.
haunted landclassical
Land inhabited by jinn or spirits.

خَوَافِيnoun

1.
wing feathersboth
Specific feathers of a bird's wing, particularly those that are hidden when the wing is closed or located towards the rear.

خَفَاءnoun

1.
cloak, coveringclassical
A garment or covering that conceals or hides.

خُفِّيَةnoun

1.
well, pitclassical
A deep hole in the ground, often a well.
2.
dense thicketclassical
A place with dense, intertwined vegetation.

مُخْتَفٍadjective

1.
grave robberclassical
One who digs up graves, likely to steal from them.

Parallel reading

خَفَاهُ يَخْفِيهِ خَفْيًا وَخُفْيًا: أَظْهَرَهُ، وَاسْتَخْرَجَهُ، كَاخْتِفَاهِ.

Khāfāhu yakhfīhi khufyan wa khufyan: to reveal it, to bring it out, like ikhtafāhu.

وَخَفِيَ، كَرَضِيَ، خَفَاءً، فَهُوَ خَافٍ وَخَفِيٌّ: لَمْ يَظْهَرْ.

And khafiya, like raḍiya, khufā'an, so he is khāfin and khafiyyun: he did not appear.

وَخَفَاهُ هُوَ، وَأَخْفَاهُ: سَتَرَهُ، وَكَتَمَهُ.

And khafāhu huwa, and akhfāhu: he concealed it, and he hid it.

وَالخَافِيَةُ: ضِدُّ العَلَانِيَةِ.

And al-khāfiyah: the opposite of al-'alāniyah (publicity).

وَالشَّيْءُ الخَفِيُّ: كَالخَافِي وَالخَفَا.

And the hidden thing: like al-khāfī and al-khāfā.

وَخَفِيتُ لَهُ، كَرَضِيتُ، خُفْيَةً، بِالضَّمِّ وَالكَسْرِ: اخْتَفَيْتُ.

And khafītu lahu, like raḍītu, khufyatan, with damma and kasra: I hid myself.

وَيَأْكُلُهُ خُفْوَةً، بِالكَسْرِ: يَسْرِقُهُ.

And he eats it khufwatan, with kasra: he steals it.

وَاخْتَفَى: اسْتَتَرَ، وَتَوَارَى، كَأَخْفَى وَاسْتَخْفَى، وَدَمَهُ: قَتَلَهُ مِنْ غَيْرِ أَنْ يَعْلَمَ بِهِ.

And ikhtafā: he concealed himself, and he hid, like akhfā and istakhfā, and his blood: he killed him without him knowing.

وَالنُّونُ الخَفِيَّةُ: الخَفِيفَةُ.

And the hidden nun: the light one.

وَأَخْفِيَةُ النُّورِ: أَكْمَتَهُ.

And akhfiyatu an-nūr: its dimness.

وَأَخْفِيَةُ الكَرَى: الأَعْيُنُ.

And akhfiyatu al-kurā: the eyes (when closed).

وَالخَافِي وَالخَافِيَةُ وَالخَافِيَاءُ: الجِنُّ ج: خَوَافٌّ.

And al-khāfī and al-khāfiyah and al-khāfiyā': the jinn, plural: khawāff.

وَأَرْضٌ خَافِيَةٌ: بِهَا جِنٌّ.

And a khāfiyah land: it has jinn in it.

وَالخَوَافِي: رِيشَاتٌ إِذَا ضَمَّ الطَّائِرُ جَنَاحَيْهِ، خَفِيَتْ، أَوْ هِيَ الأَرْبَعُ اللَّوَاتِي بَعْدَ المَنَاكِبِ، أَوْ هِيَ سَبْعُ رِيشَاتٍ بَعْدَ السَّبْعِ المُقَدِّمَاتِ.

And al-khawāfī: feathers that, when the bird folds its wings, are hidden, or they are the four after the shoulders, or they are seven feathers after the first seven.

وَالخَفَاءُ: كَالْكِسَاءِ لَفْظًا وَمَعْنًى ج: أَخْفِيَةٌ.

And al-khifā': like al-kisā' (cloak) in word and meaning, plural: akhfiyah.

وَالخُفِّيَةُ، كَغُنْيَةٍ: الرَّكِيَّةُ، وَالغَيْضَةُ المُلتَفَّةُ، وَبِهِ خُفِّيَةٌ: لَمَمٌ.

And al-khufiyyah, like ghunyah: the well, and the dense thicket, and in him is khufiyyah: epilepsy/fits.

وَبَرِحَ الخَفَاءُ: وَضَحَ الأَمْرُ.

And al-khifā' departed: the matter became clear.

وَإِذَا حَسُنَ مِنَ المَرْأَةِ خُفِّيَاهَا، حَسُنَ سَائِرُهَا، يَعْنِي: صَوْتَهَا وَأَثَرَ وَطْئِهَا الأَرْضَ.

And if a woman's two hidden things are pleasing, the rest of her is pleasing, meaning: her voice and the trace of her footsteps on the ground.

وَالمُخْتَفِي: النَّبَّاشُ.

And al-mukhtafī: the grave robber.