How to say "light (in weight)" in Arabic
LoanwordMeaninglight (in weight)
Arabic · Modern Standard Arabic
خَفِيف
khafīfח'פיף
خفيف
Hebrew · Modern Hebrew
קל
kalكَال
How the two words are related
Loanword
Borrowed between the languages (or by both from a third).
Arabic root
خ-ف-فIsraeli slang borrowed this word wholesale: khafif (חפיף), 'no big deal, done lightly', and khafifnik — someone who does a sloppy, half-hearted job — come straight from Arabic khafīf.
Related Hebrew word:חפיףkhafifخَافِيف
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In a phrase
وَجْبَة خَفِيفَة
wajba khafīfaוג'בה ח'פיפהa light meal
Plural
خِفَاف
khifāfח'פאףbroken plural CiCāC — like كبير→كبار
Feminine
خَفِيفَة
khafīfaח'פיפה