"خفیف" meaning in Persian

See خفیف in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: [xa.ˈfiːf] [Classical-Persian], [xä.fíːf] [Dari, formal], [xä.fíːf] [Dari, formal], [xä.fíːf] [Kabuli], [xä.fíf] (note: Hazaragi), [xæ.fíːf] [Iran, formal], [χä.fíf] [Tajik, formal] Forms: xafif [romanization], خفیفتَر [comparative], خفیفتَرین [superlative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic خَفِيف (ḵafīf). Etymology templates: {{bor+|fa|ar|خَفِيف}} Borrowed from Arabic خَفِيف (ḵafīf), {{root|fa|ar|خ ف ف}} Head templates: {{fa-adj|c=+|tr=xafif}} خفیف • (xafif) (comparative خفیفتَر (xafif-tar), superlative خفیفتَرین (xafif-tarin))
  1. light, not heavy Synonyms: سبک
    Sense id: en-خفیف-fa-adj-gH3AMkjZ
  2. slight, not severe (e.g. of a disease)
    Sense id: en-خفیف-fa-adj-F4E3fIOQ
  3. (poetry) Relating to a certain type of poetic meter, usually found in masnavis.
    Sense id: en-خفیف-fa-adj-NTGqjqDp Categories (other): Poetry, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Persian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 5 0 0 42 2 1 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 0 0 51 1 1 44 Disambiguation of Persian entries with incorrect language header: 6 6 88 Topics: communications, journalism, literature, media, poetry, publishing, writing
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