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Kalimāt: Arabic for Islamic and Arabic Studies

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English: Arabic (vocalized/unvocalized):
light (weight); small

خفيف ج خفاف‏

خَفِيفٌ ج خِفافٌ‏

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Categories:
Knowledge: active
Lesson: 19
Frequency: 4
Part of speech: Adjective
Morphological category: Adjective
Morph. pattern: فَعِيلٌ
Root: خفف
Subject: Body and hygiene

Sample sentences:

‫هذه الشَّنْطَةُ خَفيفَةٌ لا أَحْتاجُ إلى مُساعَدَةٍ في رَفْعِها‬

‫هذا الإنْسانُ خَفيفُ العَقْلِ، أي أَنَّهُ غَبيٌّ‬