How to say "light, lightweight (Arabic) → careless, slapdash (Israeli slang)" in Arabic
LoanwordMeaninglight, lightweight (Arabic) → careless, slapdash (Israeli slang)
Arabic · Modern Standard Arabic
خَفِيف
khafīfח'פיף
خفيف
Hebrew · Modern Hebrew
חפיף
khafifخَافِيف
How the two words are related
Loanword
Borrowed between the languages (or by both from a third).
Arabic root
خ-ف-فIn Arabic simply 'light' — of weight, food, or mood. Hebrew slang took it for work done 'lightly': sloppy, corner-cutting, whence חפיפניק, the person who does everything חפיף. The خ merged into a plain Hebrew ח on arrival.
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In a phrase
الشُّغْل الْيَوْم خَفِيف
ash-shughl al-yawm khafīfא-שע'ל אל-יום ח'פיףwork today is light
Feminine
خَفِيفَة
khafīfaח'פיפהMore words from this root
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