خفى

Root entry · 18 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of being hidden, concealed, or secret. It extends to actions of hiding, revealing, and things that are subtle or faint, including natural phenomena and abstract concepts.

Derived headwords

خَفِيَverb

1.
meaning hiddenboth
meaning hidden

أَخْفَىverb

1.
to hideboth
To conceal something, to keep it secret.
2.
to revealclassical
To bring something out from concealment or obscurity.

أخفيت الشئ سترته وكتمته — I hid the thing, I concealed it and kept it secret.

خَفَاءnoun

1.
hiddennessboth
The state of being hidden or concealed.
2.
clarityclassical
The state of being clear or evident; the opposite of hiddenness.

خفى عليه الأثر يخفى خفاء — The trace became hidden from him, it became hidden (with the masdar 'khifaa' being extended).

خَافٍadjective

1.
he feared, he fears, fear, fright, and dreadboth
he feared, he fears, fear, fright, and dread

الخافي: الجن — The hidden ones: jinn.

خَافِيَةnoun

1.
hidden thingclassical
That which is hidden within the body, such as spirits or ailments.
2.
wing feathersclassical
The feathers of a bird's wing that are closest to the body, excluding the primary flight feathers.

الخافية: ما يخفى في البدن من الجن — The khafiyah: what is hidden in the body of jinn.

خُفْيَةnoun

1.
hiddennessboth
A state of being hidden or concealed.
2.
wellclassical
A well that has been dug, then abandoned and covered, and later re-dug and cleared.
3.
epilepsyclassical
A mild form of madness or affliction, a touch of insanity.

يقال به خفية، أي لمم ومس — It is said he has khufyah, meaning madness and a touch (of affliction).

خَفِيّadjective

1.
meaning hiddenboth
meaning hidden

وشئ خفى، أي خاف — And a thing khufy, meaning fearful or hidden.

خَفَايَاnoun

1.
hidden thingsboth
Plural of 'khufy', referring to hidden or secret matters.
2.
secretsboth
Hidden aspects or secrets.

خَفِيَ عَلَيْهِ الأَثَرُverb phrase

1.
the trace became hiddenboth
The trace or mark became imperceptible or lost.

خفى عليه الأثر يخفى خفاء — The trace became hidden from him, it became hidden.

بَرِحَ الخَفَاءُverb phrase

1.
the hiddenness departedclassical
The matter became clear, evident, or obvious.

برح الخفاء، أي وضح الامر — The hiddenness departed, meaning the matter became clear.

خَفِيّاتُ المَرْأَةِnoun phrase

1.
woman's hidden qualitiesclassical
Refers to a woman's subtle qualities, such as her voice and the imprint of her footsteps, which indicate her physical attributes.

إذا حسن من المرأة خفياها حسن سائرها — If a woman's hidden qualities are pleasing, so are the rest of her.

خَوَافِيnoun

1.
wing feathersclassical
The secondary feathers of a bird's wing, located towards the tip.
2.
palm frondsclassical
The fronds of a palm tree that are closest to the heart or core.

الخوافي: ما دون الريشات العشر من مقدم الجناح — The khawafi: what is less than the ten feathers from the front of the wing.

اسْتَخْفَيْتُ مِنْكَverb phrase

1.
to hide from youboth
To conceal oneself from someone.

استخفيت منك، أي تواريت — I hid from you, meaning I concealed myself.

خَفَا البَرْقُverb phrase

1.
lightning flickered faintlyclassical
Lightning that flashes weakly and intermittently across the sky.

خفا البرق يخفو خفوا، ويخفى خفيا، إذا لمع لمعا ضعيفا معترضا في نواحى الغيم — Lightning khafa, it khufuw or khufiyan, when it flashed weakly and obliquely in the parts of the clouds.

اسْتَخْرَجْتُهُverb

1.
to extract itboth
To draw something out, to bring it forth.

استخفيت الشئ، أي استخرجته — I extracted the thing, meaning I drew it out.

مُخْتَفٍadjective

1.
grave robberclassical
One who steals from graves, specifically shrouds.

المختفي: النباش، لأنه يستخرج الأكفان — The mukhtafi: the grave robber, because he extracts shrouds.

أَخْفِيَةnoun

1.
cloaksclassical
Garments or coverings, specifically those placed over water skins.

والأخفية: الأكسية، والواحد خفاء، لأنها تلقى على السقاء — And the akhfiyah: the cloaks, and the singular is khifaa', because they are thrown over the water skin.

أُخْفِيهاverb

1.
to remove its coveringclassical
To remove the concealment or covering from something.

أكاد أخفيها — I almost reveal it (remove its covering).

Parallel reading

خفيت الشئ أخفيه: كتمته.

I hid the thing, I hide it: I concealed it.

وخفيته أيضا: أظهرته، وهو من الأضداد.

And I also revealed it: I made it apparent, and it is one of the antonyms.

يقال: خفى المطر الفأر، إذا أخرجهن من أنفاقهن، أي من جحرتهن.

It is said: the rain drove out the mice, when it brought them out of their tunnels, meaning their burrows.

خفاهن من أنفاقهن كأنما * خفاهن ودق ذو سحاب مركب (*)

He brought them out of their tunnels as if * their emergence was a heavy, cloud-laden rain.

وأخفيت الشئ: سترته وكتمته.

And I hid the thing: I covered it and kept it secret.

الخافي: الجن.

The hidden one: jinn.

ولا يحس من الخافي بها أثر

And no trace is felt of the hidden ones therein.

الخافية: ما يخفى في البدن من الجن.

The khafiyah: what is hidden in the body of jinn.

يقال به خفية، أي لمم ومس.

It is said he has khufyah, meaning madness and a touch (of affliction).

وأسود خفية، كقولهم أسود حلية، وهما مأسدتان.

And a black 'khufyah', like their saying a black 'hulyah', and they are two lionesses.

وشئ خفى، أي خاف.

And a thing khufy, meaning fearful or hidden.

وكل ركية كانت حفرت ثم تركت حتى اندفنت ثم حفروها ونثلوها فهي خفية.

And every well that was dug, then left until it was buried, then they dug it and cleared it, it is a khufyah.

لأنها استخرجت وأظهرت.

Because it was extracted and made apparent.

خفى عليه الأثر يخفى خفاء، ممدود.

The trace became hidden from him, it became hidden, extended (masdar).

ويقال أيضا: برح الخفاء، أي وضح الامر.

And it is also said: the hiddenness departed, meaning the matter became clear.

إذا حسن من المرأة خفياها حسن سائرها

If a woman's hidden qualities are pleasing, so are the rest of her.

الخوافى: ما دون الريشات العشر من مقدم الجناح.

The khawafi: what is less than the ten feathers from the front of the wing.

والخوافي من السعف: ما دون القلبة من النخلة.

And the khawafi of the palm fronds: what is less than the heart of the palm tree.

وهي في لغة أهل الحجاز العواهن.

And in the language of the people of Hijaz, they are the 'awaahin'.

واستخفيت منك، أي تواريت.

And I hid myself from you, meaning I concealed myself.

ولا تقل اختفيت.

And do not say 'ikhtafaytu'.

خفا البرق يخفو خفوا، ويخفى خفيا، إذا لمع لمعا ضعيفا معترضا في نواحى الغيم.

Lightning khafa, it khufuw or khufiyan, when it flashed weakly and obliquely in the parts of the clouds.

فإن لمع قليلا ثم سكن وليس له اعتراض فهو الوميض، وإن شق الغيم واستطال في الجو إلى وسط السماء من غير أن يأخذ يمينا وشمالا فهو العقيقة.

If it flashes a little then stops and has no obliqueness, it is the 'wameed', and if it splits the cloud and extends into the sky to the middle of the sky without taking right or left, it is the 'aqeeqah'.

واستخفيت الشئ، أي استخرجته.

And I extracted the thing, meaning I drew it out.

المختفي: النباش، لأنه يستخرج الأكفان.

The mukhtafi: the grave robber, because he extracts shrouds.

والأخفية: الأكسية، والواحد خفاء، لأنها تلقى على السقاء.

And the akhfiyah: the cloaks, and the singular is khifaa', because they are thrown over the water skin.

ففى تلك أحلاس البيوت لواصف * وأخفية ما هم تجر وتسحب

In those are the household furnishings of the houses, for the describer, * and cloaks, they are neither traded nor dragged.

إن الساعة آتية أكاد أخفيها

Indeed, the Hour is coming; I almost conceal it.

ويقرأ: (أخفيها)، أي أزيل عنها خفاءها، أي غطاءها.

And it is read: (ukhfeeha), meaning I remove its covering, meaning its veil.

وهو كقولهم: أشكيته، أي أزلته عما يشكوه.

And it is like their saying: ashkaytuhu, meaning I removed him from what he complains of.