خفت

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of quietness, softness, and fading, often applied to sound, life, or speech. It extends to the idea of sudden death and secretive or hushed communication.

Derived headwords

خَفَتَverb

1.
The sound became quiet.both
The sound became quiet.

خُفُوتًاnoun

1.
quietnessboth
The state of being quiet or subdued, often referring to sound.
2.
cessationboth
The act or state of ceasing, especially of speech or life.

خَفَتَverb

1.
The sound became quiet.both
The sound became quiet.

خَفَاتًاnoun

1.
sudden deathclassical
An abrupt or unexpected demise.

خَابِتadjective

1.
quietboth
Describing someone or something that is quiet, especially one whose speech has ceased.
2.
silentboth
One who is silent or has stopped speaking.

مُخَافَتَةnoun

1.
whisperingboth
The act of speaking in a low voice or whispering.
2.
hushed speechboth
Speaking secretly or in a subdued manner.

تَخَافُتnoun

1.
whisperingboth
The act of speaking in a low voice or whispering.
2.
hushed speechboth
Speaking secretly or in a subdued manner.

خِفْتnoun

1.
The sound became quiet.both
The sound became quiet.

Parallel reading

خفت الصوت خفوتا: سكن

The sound became quiet, a quietness: it subsided.

ولهذا قيل للميت خفت: إذا انقطع كلامه وسكت

And for this reason, it is said of the deceased that he has 'khafta' (ceased): when his speech has stopped and he is silent.

فهو خافت

And he is 'khaabit' (quiet/silent).

وخفت خفاتا، أي مات فجأة

And he 'khaft' (died suddenly) with a 'khafat' (sudden death), meaning he died suddenly.

والمخافتة والتخافت: إسرار المنطق

And 'mukhaafatah' and 'takhafut' mean whispering the speech.

والخفت مثله

And 'khift' is like it (whispering).

أخاطب جهرا إذ لهن تخافت

I address them openly, when they have a hushed speech.

وشتان بين الجهر والمنطق الخفت

And how far apart are open speech and hushed speech!