خفت

Root entry · 19 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concepts of quietness, lowness, weakness, and fading. It extends to meanings of death, secrecy, and a lack of substance or water. It also describes a state of being subdued or humbled, and can refer to specific plants or clouds.

Derived headwords

خَفَتَverb

1.
to become quietboth
The sound became quiet, subdued, or weak.
2.
to weaken from hungerclassical
To become weak due to intense hunger.
3.
to dieclassical
To pass away or die.
4.
to become faintboth
To become faint or weak.

خُفُوتnoun

1.
quietnessboth
The state of being quiet, subdued, or faint.
2.
weaknessboth
A state of weakness, often from hunger or illness.
3.
deathclassical
Death, particularly sudden death.
4.
subdued voiceboth
A low or subdued voice.
5.
emaciated womanclassical
A woman who is emaciated or frail.

خَفَاتnoun

1.
quietnessboth
Similar to خُفُوت, meaning quietness or subdued sound.
2.
sudden deathclassical
Sudden, unexpected death.
3.
humblenessclassical
A state of weakness and humility.
4.
secrecyboth
The act of speaking or acting secretly.

خَفِيتadjective

1.
quietboth
Quiet, subdued, or faint, often referring to a voice.

خَاتِمadjective

1.
quietboth
Quiet, subdued, or faint, referring to a person or sound.

مُخَافِتnoun

1.
quietnessboth
The act of keeping one's voice low or speaking secretly.

خَافَتَverb

1.
to lower voiceboth
To lower one's voice or speak quietly.
2.
to speak secretlyboth
To speak in a low voice or secretly.

مُخَافَتَةnoun

1.
speaking quietlyboth
The act of speaking in a low voice or secretly.

تَخَافَتَverb

1.
to whisper togetherboth
To whisper or confer secretly among a group.
2.
to speak softlyboth
To speak in a subdued or soft manner.

تَخَافُتnoun

1.
secret consultationboth
The act of whispering or consulting secretly.
2.
feigned weaknessclassical
To feign weakness or quietness without genuine cause.

خَبْتnoun

1.
low groundclassical
Low, flat ground; a plain. (Here, the 'b' is considered a substitution for 'f').

خِفْتnoun

1.
rue plantclassical
The plant rue (Sadhāb).

خَافِتadjective

1.
waterless cloudclassical
A cloud that has no water and does not move.
2.
short plantboth
A plant that has not grown tall or has grown weakly.

خَافِتَةnoun

1.
weak plantboth
Tender, weak, or short young plants.

خُفُوتnoun

1.
frail womanclassical
A frail or emaciated woman, or one who is attractive when alone.

أَخْفَتَتverb

1.
to give birth prematurelyclassical
A she-camel giving birth to her young just before the due time.

خُفْتِيَانname

1.
two castlesclassical
The names of two castles in Irbil.

تُخَابِتُverb

1.
to ruminateclassical
Camels ruminating or chewing their cud.

خَفَاتnoun

1.
weaknessboth
A state of weakness or faintness.

Parallel reading

الصوت يخفت

The sound becomes quiet.

وضعف من شدة الجوع

And weakened from intense hunger.

وقد خفت

And he became quiet/faint.

فهو خافت

So he is quiet/faint.

خفت الرجل خفوتا: مات

The man died a quiet death.

خفاتا: مات فجأة

Died suddenly.

الخفت: إسرار المنطق

Quietness: the secrecy of speech.

خافت بصوته: خفضه

He lowered his voice: he reduced its volume.

ربما خفت النبي، صلى الله عليه وسلم بقراءته وربما جهر

Sometimes the Prophet, peace be upon him, would lower his voice in his recitation, and sometimes he would raise it.

ولا تجهر بصلاتك ولا تخافت بها

And do not recite aloud in your prayer, nor be too quiet about it.

وكان يقرأ في الأولى بفاتحة الكتاب مخافتة

And he would recite in the first [rak'ah] the opening of the Book quietly.

أخاطب جهرا إذ لهن تخافت

I speak openly, for they have a quietness.

تخافت القوم، إذا تشاوروا سرا

The people whispered together, if they consulted secretly.

يتخافتون بينهم إن لبثتم إلا عشرا

They whisper among themselves, 'You have stayed only ten [days].'

الخافت: السحاب الذي ليس فيه ماء

The waterless: the cloud that has no water.

زرع خافت: أي لم يطل

A short plant: meaning it did not grow tall.

مثل المؤمن الضعيف، كمثل خافت الزرع، يميل مرة، ويعتدل أخرى

The likeness of the weak believer is like the short plant; it leans one way, and stands upright another.

الخافت، والخافتة: ما لان وضعف من الزرع الغض

The short, and the short one: what is tender and weak of the young plant.

الخفوت: المرأة المهزولة

The frail one: the emaciated woman.

أخفتت الناقة: إذا نتجت ليوم ملقحها

The she-camel gave birth prematurely: if she delivered her young before its due time.

الإبل تخافت المضغ: إذا اجترت

The camels ruminate their chewing: if they chew their cud.

نوم المؤمن سبات سمعه خفات

The sleep of the believer is slumber, his hearing is faint.