Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
خفت
Parts of Speech
Verb (3×)
Qur'an Occurrences
3 times across 3 surahs

Definitions (1)

Meanings associated with the root خفت across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.

  1. 1
    The root خفت (khft) primarily describes a voice becoming still, silent, low, or weak. It extends to mean ceasing to speak, dying, or dying suddenly.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: kh-f-t
Listen: يَتَخَٰفَتُونَ 68:23
Root letters: خ — ف — ت

Word Family Tree (2 forms)

All word forms derived from the root خفت as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.

Verb

Concordance — 3 Occurrences

Every place in the Qur'an where the root خفت appears, grouped by grammatical role.

Verb (3)

Verb (3 verses — showing first 5)

Children of Israel, The Israelites 17:110 Verb
قُلِ ٱدۡعُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ أَوِ ٱدۡعُوا۟ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنَۖ أَیࣰّا مَّا تَدۡعُوا۟ فَلَهُ ٱلۡأَسۡمَاۤءُ ٱلۡحُسۡنَىٰۚ وَلَا تَجۡهَرۡ بِصَلَاتِكَ وَلَا تُخَافِتۡ بِهَا وَٱبۡتَغِ بَیۡنَ ذَ ٰلِكَ سَبِیلࣰا ۝١١٠
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Say, "Call upon Allah or call upon the Most Merciful. Whichever [name] you call - to Him belong the best names." And do not recite [too] loudly in your prayer or [too] quietly but seek between that an [intermediate] way
Ta Ha 20:103 Verb
یَتَخَـٰفَتُونَ بَیۡنَهُمۡ إِن لَّبِثۡتُمۡ إِلَّا عَشۡرࣰا ۝١٠٣
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): They will murmur among themselves, "You remained not but ten [days in the world]."
The Pen 68:23 Verb
فَٱنطَلَقُوا۟ وَهُمۡ یَتَخَـٰفَتُونَ ۝٢٣
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): So they set out, while lowering their voices

Derived Forms (2)

Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
يَتَخَٰفَتُونَ yatakhafatuwna Verb
تُخَافِتْ tukhaāfit Verb