How to say "thin, slim" in Arabic
New wordMeaningthin, slim
Arabic · Modern Standard Arabic
نَحِيف
naḥīfנחיף
نحيف
Hebrew · Modern Hebrew
רזה
razeرَازِي
How the two words are related
New word
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Arabic root
ن-ح-فLearn it
On the street
How people actually say it in the spoken dialects, where it differs from the standard word.
Egyptian · Cairo and the Nile Delta
رُفَيَّع
rufayyaʿרפיעCairo's thin is rufayyaʿ.
Moroccan · Morocco — Casablanca, Rabat, Fes
رْقِيق
rqīqרקיקDarija's thin is rqīq.
In a phrase
وَلَد نَحِيف
walad naḥīfולד נחיףa thin boy
Plural
نِحَاف
niḥāfנחאףbroken plural CiCāC
Feminine
نَحِيفَة
naḥīfaנחיפה