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English: Arabic (vocalized/unvocalized): Switch to Dandanāt
ridiculous; silly; despicable

سخيف ج سخاف\سخفاء‏

سَخِيفٌ ج سِخافٌ\سُخَفاءُ‏

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Categories:
Speech register: pejorative
Knowledge: passive
Lesson: 17
Frequency: 2
Part of speech: Adjective
Morphological category: Adjective
Morph. pattern: فَعِيلٌ
Root: سخف
Subject: Feelings and senses

Sample sentences:

‫هوَ إنْسانٌ سَخيفٌ لا هَمَّ (Sorge) عِنْدَهُ إلّا المَظاهِرَ‬

‫سألْتُهُ سُؤالاً مُهِمَّاً ولَكِنَّهُ أَجابَ جواباً سَخيفاً‬

‫رأيُهُ في المَوضوع سَخيفٌ‬