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خرافي

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Arabic

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Root
خ ر ف (ḵ r f)
9 terms

Etymology

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Relative adjective (nisba) composed of خُرَافَة (ḵurāfa, tall tale) +‎ ـِيّ (-iyy).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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خُرَافِيّ (ḵurāfiyy) (feminine خُرَافِيَّة (ḵurāfiyya), masculine plural خُرَافِيُّونَ (ḵurāfiyyūna), feminine plural خُرَافِيَّات (ḵurāfiyyāt))

  1. mythical, fabulous, chimerical

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Persian: خرافی (xorâfi)
  • Uyghur: خۇراپىي (xurapiy)
  • Uzbek: xurofiy

South Levantine Arabic

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Etymology

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From Arabic خُرَافِيّ (ḵurāfiyy).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /xu.raː.fi/, [xʊˈrɑː.fi]
  • Audio (Ramallah):(file)

Adjective

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خرافي (ḵurāfi) (feminine خرافيّة (ḵurāfiyye))

  1. fantastic, amazing, fancy