خفية

See also: خفیه

Arabic

Root
خ ف ي (ḵ f y)
12 terms

Etymology 1

Noun

خَفِيَّة • (ḵafiyya) f (plural خَفَايَا (ḵafāyā))

1. secret
2. a kind of cloak

Declension

Declension of noun خَفِيَّة (ḵafiyya)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	خَفِيَّة ḵafiyya	الْخَفِيَّة al-ḵafiyya	خَفِيَّة ḵafiyyat
Nominative	خَفِيَّةٌ ḵafiyyatun	الْخَفِيَّةُ al-ḵafiyyatu	خَفِيَّةُ ḵafiyyatu
Accusative	خَفِيَّةً ḵafiyyatan	الْخَفِيَّةَ al-ḵafiyyata	خَفِيَّةَ ḵafiyyata
Genitive	خَفِيَّةٍ ḵafiyyatin	الْخَفِيَّةِ al-ḵafiyyati	خَفِيَّةِ ḵafiyyati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	خَفِيَّتَيْن ḵafiyyatayn	الْخَفِيَّتَيْن al-ḵafiyyatayn	خَفِيَّتَيْ ḵafiyyatay
Nominative	خَفِيَّتَانِ ḵafiyyatāni	الْخَفِيَّتَانِ al-ḵafiyyatāni	خَفِيَّتَا ḵafiyyatā
Accusative	خَفِيَّتَيْنِ ḵafiyyatayni	الْخَفِيَّتَيْنِ al-ḵafiyyatayni	خَفِيَّتَيْ ḵafiyyatay
Genitive	خَفِيَّتَيْنِ ḵafiyyatayni	الْخَفِيَّتَيْنِ al-ḵafiyyatayni	خَفِيَّتَيْ ḵafiyyatay
Plural	broken plural invariable
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	خَفَايَا ḵafāyā	الْخَفَايَا al-ḵafāyā	خَفَايَا ḵafāyā
Nominative	خَفَايَا ḵafāyā	الْخَفَايَا al-ḵafāyā	خَفَايَا ḵafāyā
Accusative	خَفَايَا ḵafāyā	الْخَفَايَا al-ḵafāyā	خَفَايَا ḵafāyā
Genitive	خَفَايَا ḵafāyā	الْخَفَايَا al-ḵafāyā	خَفَايَا ḵafāyā

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: xəfiyyə
• → Hindi: ख़ुफ़िया (xufiyā)
• → Kazakh: құпия (qūpiä)
• → Ottoman Turkish: خفیه (hafiye)
  • Turkish: hafiye

Etymology 2

Verbal noun of خَفيَ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xuf.ja/

Noun

خُفْيَة • (ḵufya) f

1. verbal noun of خَفيَ (form I)
2. secret

Declension

Declension of noun خُفْيَة (ḵufya)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	خُفْيَة ḵufya	الْخُفْيَة al-ḵufya	خُفْيَة ḵufyat
Nominative	خُفْيَةٌ ḵufyatun	الْخُفْيَةُ al-ḵufyatu	خُفْيَةُ ḵufyatu
Accusative	خُفْيَةً ḵufyatan	الْخُفْيَةَ al-ḵufyata	خُفْيَةَ ḵufyata
Genitive	خُفْيَةٍ ḵufyatin	الْخُفْيَةِ al-ḵufyati	خُفْيَةِ ḵufyati

Descendants

• → Ottoman Turkish: ﺧﻔﻴﻪ (hufye)

Etymology 3

Adverbial accusative of خُفْيَة (ḵufya, “secret”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xuf.ja.tan/

Adverb

خُفْيَةً • (ḵufyatan)

1. in secrecy, secretly, privately
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 7:55:

     ٱدْعُوا۟ رَبَّكُمْ تَضَرُّعًا وَخُفْيَةً

     dʕū rabbakum taḍarruʕan waḵufyatan

     Call upon your Lord humbly and secretly.

Descendants

• → Ottoman Turkish: ﺧﻔﻴﻪ (hufyeten)

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

خَفِيَّة • (ḵafiyya) f

1. feminine singular of خَفِيّ (ḵafiyy)

References

• Dozy, Reinhart Pieter Anne (1845) Dictionnaire détaillé des noms des vêtements chez les arabes‎^[1] (in French), Amsterdam: Jean Müller, page 168