خفت
kh-f-t
Lexical Summary
Definitions (1)
Meanings associated with the root خفت across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.
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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 3×
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)
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 | 2× | |
| تُخَافِتْ | tukhaāfit | Verb | 1× |