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Form 1خَفِىَ4 senses · 3 main
muḍāriʿـَيَفْعَلُيَخْفَىيَخْفِيهِيَخْفِىmaṣdarخَفَآءٌ خُفْيَةٌ خَفْىٌ

Core sense — it was hidden, or unapparent; it appeared; he hid himselfgenerated

1.1figurative · مجاز — inferredit (a thing, or an affair) was unperceived by him; it was not apparent to him, or was hidden from him—خَفِى عَلَيْهِ

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The verb has two opposite meanings. First: it was unperceived or imperceptible — hardly perceived by any of the senses, or only by the eye or ear, or by the mind; mostly unapparent, latent, obscure, hidden, concealed, covered, or unconspicuous; also faint or dim to the sight; suppressed or stifled, said of the voice; low, faint, gentle, or soft to the ear; obscure to the mind, abstruse, recondite, occult, or covert; and secret, private, or clandestine. Second, the opposite: it appeared, it became apparent, open, manifest, plain, or evident, as also استخفى.

it appeared to him; it became perceptible, apparent, or open to him—خَفِىَ لَهُ
It appeared [to them that they should go away with them, or take them away, and conceal them from the believers in a plurality of gods]—فَخَفِى لَهُمْ أَنْ يَذْهَبُوا بِهَا وَيَكْتُمُوهَا أَهْلَ الشِّرْكِ
[It appeared to them that they should take them forth to the territory of El-Islám]—خَفِىَ لَهُمْ أَنْ يُخْرِجُوهَا إِلَى دَارِ الإِسْلَامِ
the affair, or case, became manifest—بَرِحَ الخَفَآءُ

According to some, the particle that connects the verb with its subject distinguishes one meaning from the other.

These are sayings of Mohammad, apparently the Hanafee Imám, about spoils.

But this is said only of what appears from a state of concealment, or from a hidden quarter.

Or: the state of concealment departed, or ceased; but the first explanation is better. Some say that الخَفَآءُ here means the secret, and that the sense is: the secret became apparent; or, literally, the low ground became high and apparent, meaning that what was concealed became revealed. [See also art. برح.]

covertly, secretly, privately, or stealthily—عَلَى خَفَآءٍ
1.1.1I made myself unapparent to him; I lurked, or lay in ambush, for him; I disguised myself to him; I hid myself from him—خَفِيتُ لَهُ

maṣdar خُفْيَةٌ, خِفْيَةٌ, and خِفْوَةٌ, the ى and و being interchangeable.

Also expressed as اِخْتَفَيْتُ.

he hid, or concealed, himself—اختفى

مِنْهُ: from him. Also استخفى and اخفى; and تخفّى is synonymous with اختفى in this sense. (Fr, El-Fárábee)

I hid, or concealed, myself from you—اِسْتَخْفَيْتُ مِنْكَ

But one does not say اِخْتَفَيْتُ. And اختفى in the sense of خَفِىَ is not of high authority, though it is not disallowed; استخفى is more usual.

[I did it covertly, secretly, privately, or stealthily]—فَعَلْتُهُ خُفْيَةً

Also خِفْيَةً in the same sense.

[He was slain covertly, or secretly]—قُتِلَ خفْيَةً

Also خِفْوَةً.

he steals it—يَأْكُلُهُ خِفْوَةً
submissively, devoting yourselves to His service—اُدْعُو رَبَّكُمْ تَضَرُّعًا وَخُفْيَةً

[Literally, he eats it covertly.]

In the Kur 7:53. Or, according to Zj, adhering to His service in your minds; or, according to Th, celebrating Him in your minds; or, according to Lh, in quietness and stillness; or secretly — and so in the similar passage in the Kur 6:63.

خُفْيَةٌ is from أَخْفَيْتُ الصَّوْتَ, explained below in this paragraph; its intransitive verb is اختفى, meaning it (the voice) was suppressed or stifled, or was low, faint, gentle, or soft — like خَفِىَ, which is more common.

Qur’ān 6:63 approximate — somewhere between 6:62 and 6:73 Lane cites “Kur vi. 63”
Qur’ān 6:63 the verse Lane’s citation points to, and it uses this root
قُلْ مَن يُنَجِّيكُم مِّن ظُلُمَـٰتِ ٱلْبَرِّ وَٱلْبَحْرِ تَدْعُونَهُۥ تَضَرُّعًا وَخُفْيَةً لَّئِنْ أَنجَىٰنَا مِنْ هَـٰذِهِۦ لَنَكُونَنَّ مِنَ ٱلشَّـٰكِرِينَ

Say: "Who is it that delivereth you from the dark recesses of land and sea, when ye call upon Him in humility and silent terror: 'If He only delivers us from these (dangers), (we vow) we shall truly show our gratitude'?"Abdullah Yusuf Ali, The Holy Qur’ān (1934)

1.2he made it perceptible, apparent, open, manifest, plain, or evident; and, in the opposite sense, he hid, concealed, or covered it—خَفَاهُ

maṣdar خَفْىٌ and خُفِىٌّ. In the sense of hiding it, wrongly written in the CK as خَفّاهُ.

Also اخفاهُ in these senses. According to some, this second verb has the sense of concealing while the first has only the sense of making apparent; according to others the reverse is the case; and according to Aboo-'Alee El-Kálee the first verb has only the sense of making apparent, while the second has both meanings.

The second verb is also explained as meaning: he removed its خِفَآء, that is, its covering; and the first as meaning: he made it come forth from a state of concealment, or he drew it forth — as also اختفاهُ.

the rain made the rats, or mice, come forth from their holes—خَفَى المَطَرُ الفَأْرَ
[Truly the hour of the resurrection is coming:] I am almost making it appear—إِنَّ السَّاعَةَ آتِيَةٌ أَكَادُ أَخْفِيهَا
I am almost removing what conceals it; or I almost conceal it—أُخْفِيهَا

In the Kur 20:15, read in these two ways by different readers.

As Ubeí reads it, أَكَادُ أُخْفِيهَا مِنْ نَفِْسى [I almost conceal it from Myself]; and Fr says the meaning is: I almost conceal it from Myself, and how then should I acquaint you with it?

conceal your information from any who may ask you about us—اخفى عَنَّا خَبَرَكَ

From a tradition about the flight from Mekkeh; written without the vowel-signs, so that it may be اِخْفِى or أَخْفِى.

he used to make his voice perceptible [or audible, with moaning]—كَانَ يَخْفِى صَوْتَهُ بِأَنِينٍ

In another tradition, thus with fet-h to the ى.

I suppressed, or stifled, the voice; I made it low, faint, gentle, or soft—أَخْفَيْتُ الصَّوْتَ
he spoke in a low, faint, gentle, or soft tone—اخفى الكَلَامَ
1.3

خَفَى, and خَفِىَ, maṣdar of each خَفْىٌ: said of lightning; see خَفَا in art. خفو.

Qur’ānic occurrences Form 1 4 shown of 6
3:5
إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يَخْفَىٰ عَلَيْهِ شَىْءٌ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَلَا فِى ٱلسَّمَآءِ

From Allah, verily nothing is hidden on earth or in the heavens.

40:16
يَوْمَ هُم بَـٰرِزُونَ ۖ لَا يَخْفَىٰ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ مِنْهُمْ شَىْءٌ ۚ لِّمَنِ ٱلْمُلْكُ ٱلْيَوْمَ ۖ لِلَّهِ ٱلْوَٰحِدِ ٱلْقَهَّارِ

The Day whereon they will (all) come forth: not a single thing concerning them is hidden from Allah. Whose will be the dominion that Day?" That of Allah, the One the Irresistible!

69:18
يَوْمَئِذٍ تُعْرَضُونَ لَا تَخْفَىٰ مِنكُمْ خَافِيَةٌ

That Day shall ye be brought to Judgment: not an act of yours that ye hide will be hidden.

87:7
إِلَّا مَا شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ يَعْلَمُ ٱلْجَهْرَ وَمَا يَخْفَىٰ

Except as Allah wills: For He knoweth what is manifest and what is hidden.

Occurrences of this form in the Qur’ān, not Lane’s choice of verse. They show the word in use; they do not say which sense above applies. Where more occur than are shown, the shortest āyāt are chosen.

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, (Mgh, Msb, K,) aor. يَخْفَى , (Msb, K,) inf. n. خَفَآءٌ , (Mgh, Msb, K,) has two contr. significations: (Mgh, Msb:) It was, or became, unperceived or imperceptible, [or hardly perceived or perceptible, by any of the senses, or only by the eye or ear, or by the mind; mostly] unapparent, or not apparent; (K;) [latent; obscure;] hidden, concealed, or covered; (Mgh, Msb;) [or unconspicuous; but also faint, or dim, to the sight; suppressed, or stifled, said of the voice; or low, faint, gentle, or soft, to the ear; and obscure to the mind, abstruse, recondite, occult, or covert; and secret, private, or clandestine:] and the contr., i. e. it appeared; it was, or became, apparent, open, manifest, plain, or evident; (Mgh, Msb;) [as also استخفى : (see مُسْتَخْفٍ , below:)] or, accord. to some, the particle that connects it with its subject distinguishes one meaning from the other: (Msb:) you say, خَفِى عَلَيْهِ , aor. and inf. n. as above, (S, Mgh, Msb, TA,) it (a thing, or an affair, Mgh) was, or became, unperceived or imperceptible, [&c., by him;] unapparent, or not apparent, [or obscure, &c., to him;] (TA;) or hidden, or concealed, from him: (Mgh, Msb:) and خَفِىَ لَهُ it appeared to him; it was, or became, perceptible, apparent, open, &c., to him: [but see what follows:] (Mgh, Msb:) whence the sayings of Mohammad, [app. the Hanafee Imám,] referring to spoils, فَخَفِى لَهُمْ أَنْ يَذْهَبُوا بِهَا وَيَكْتُمُوهَا أَهْلَ الشِّرْكِ , i. e. It appeared [to them that they should go away with them, or take them away, and conceal them from the believers in a plurality of gods], and خَفِىَ لَهُمْ أَنْ يُخْرِجُوهَا إِلَى دَارِ الإِسْلَامِ [It appeared to them that they should take them forth to the territory of El-Islám]: but this is said only in relation to that which appears from a state of concealment or from a hidden quarter. (Mgh.) [Hence,] بَرِحَ الخَفَآءُ The affair, or case, became manifest: (S, K:) or the state of concealment departed, or ceased; but the former explanation is better: or, as some say, الخَفَآءُ here signifies the secret; and the meaning is, the secret became apparent: (TA:) or, lit., the low ground became high and apparent; meaning what was concealed became revealed. (Har pp. 133-4. [See also art. برح .]) [And عَلَى خَفَآءٍ means Covertly, secretly, privately, stealthily, or clandestinely. (See also what follows.)] خَفِيتُ لَهُ , aor. خَفَىَ , (K,) inf. n. خُفْيَةٌ and خِفْيَةٌ (Msb, K) and خِفْوَةٌ , (K,) the ى and و being interchangeable, (TA,) signifies اِخْتَفَيْتُ [i. e. I made myself unapparent to him, lurked, or lay hid or in ambush, for him; cloaked, or disguised, myself to him; hid, or concealed, myself from him]: (K:) [for] اختفى signifies he hid, or concealed, himself, (Fr, * El-Fárábee, JK, * Msb, K,) مِنْهُ from him; (TA;) as also استخفى , (Fr, * JK, * Msb, K,) and اخفى , (IAar, K,) and تخفّى also is syn. with اختفى [in this sense]: (Z, TA:) or you say, اِسْتَخْفَيْتُ مِنْكَ , meaning I hid, or concealed, myself from thee; but not اِخْتَفَيْتُ : (IKt, Th, S, Msb:) or اختفى in the sense of خَفِىَ is not of high authority, nor is it disallowed, (Az, Msb, TA,) but استخفى is more usual. (Az, TA.) You say, فَعَلْتُهُ خُفْيَةً and خِفْيَةً [I did it covertly, secretly, privately, stealthily, or clandestinely]. (Msb) And قُتِلَ خفْيَةً and خِفْوَةً [He was slain covertly, secretly, &c.]. (JK.) And يَأْكُلُهُ خِفْوَةً [lit. He eats it covertly, &c.,] means he steals it. (K.) In the saying in the Kur [vii. 53], اُدْعُو رَبَّكُمْ تَضَرُّعًا وَخُفْيَةً , the meaning [of the last word] is, Submissively, devoting yourselves to his service: or, accord. to Zj, adhering to his service in your minds: or, accord. to Th, celebrating Him in your minds: or, accord. to Lh, in quietness, and stillness: (TA:) or secretly; and so in the similar passage in the Kur vi. 63. (Jel, and so Bd on this latter passage.) خُفْيَةٌ is from أَخْفَيْتُ الصَّوْتَ [explained below in this paragraph]: (JK:) the intrans. v. whereof is اختفى [signifying It (the voice) was, or became, suppressed, or stifled; or low, faint, gentle, or soft; like خَفِىَ , which is more common]. (Lth, TA.) خَفَاهُ , aor. يَخْفِيهِ , (JK, S, Msb, K,) inf. n. خَفْىٌ (JK, Msb, * K) and خُفِىٌّ , (K,) also has two contr. significations: (S, Msb, TA:) He made it perceptible, apparent, open, manifest, plain, or evident: (JK, S, Msb, K:) and he hid, or concealed, or covered, it; (S, Msb, K; [in this latter sense, erroneously written in the CK خَفّاهُ ;]) as also اخفاهُ : (S, K:) or, accord. to some, this latter has the latter meaning; and the former verb has [only] the former meaning: but accord. to other, the reverse is the case: (Msb:) or, accord. to Aboo-' Alee El-Kálee, the former verb has the former meaning only; and ↓ the latter verb has both meanings: (IB, TA:) ↓ the latter is also explained as signifying he removed its خِفَآء , i. e. its covering: (TA:) and the former, as meaning he made it to come forth from a state of concealment: (JK:) and he drew it forth; (K;) as also اختفاهُ . (S, Msb, K.) One says, خَفَى المَطَرُ الفَأْرَ The rain made the rats, or mice, to come forth from their holes. (S.) It is said in the Kur [xx. 15], إِنَّ السَّاعَةَ آتِيَةٌ أَكَادُ أَخْفِيهَا , (JK, TA,) or أُخْفِيهَا , (JK, S, TA,) accord. to different readers: (TA:) the former means [Verily the hour of the resurrection is coming:] I am almost making it to appear: (JK, TA:) and the latter, I am almost removing that which conceals it: (S, IJ, TA:) or I almost conceal it: (JK, TA:) or, as Ubeí reads it, أَكَادُ أُخْفِيهَا مِنْ نَفِْسى [I almost conceal it from Myself]: and Fr says [that the meaning is], I almost conceal it from Myself, and how then should I acquaint you therewith? (TA.) And it is said in a trad. respecting the flight [from Mekkeh], اخفى عَنَّا خَبَرَكَ [written without the vowel-signs, so that it may be اِخْفِى or أَخْفِى ,] i. e. Conceal thou thine information from such as may ask thee respecting us. (TA.) And in another trad., كَانَ يَخْفِى صَوْتَهُ بِأَنِينٍ , thus with fet-h to the ى , meaning He used to make his voice perceptible [or audible, with moaning]. (TA.) And you say, أَخْفَيْتُ الصَّوْتَ [meaning I suppressed, or stifled, the voice; or made it low, faint, gentle, or soft]. (Lth, JK, TA.) [And اخفى الكَلَامَ He uttered speech, or the speech, in a low, faint, gentle, or soft, tone; he spoke in a low, faint, gentle, or soft, manner; lit. he made speech, or the speech, to be low, &c.] خَفَى , aor. يَخْفِى ; and خَفِىَ , aor. يَخْفِى ; inf. n. of each خَفْىٌ ; said of lightning: see خَفَا , in art. خفو .
Form 4أَخْفَىَ2 senses

Core sense — he concealed it; he made it apparentgenerated

4.1

As an intransitive verb: see 1, in the first half of the paragraph, near the middle.

4.2

As a transitive verb: see 1, in seven places, in the second half of the paragraph.

Qur’ānic occurrences Form 4 2 shown of 18
33:54
إِن تُبْدُوا۟ شَيْـًٔا أَوْ تُخْفُوهُ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ بِكُلِّ شَىْءٍ عَلِيمًا

Whether ye reveal anything or conceal it, verily Allah has full knowledge of all things.

40:19
يَعْلَمُ خَآئِنَةَ ٱلْأَعْيُنِ وَمَا تُخْفِى ٱلصُّدُورُ

(Allah) knows of (the tricks) that deceive with the eyes, and all that the hearts (of men) conceal.

Occurrences of this form in the Qur’ān, not Lane’s choice of verse. They show the word in use; they do not say which sense above applies. Where more occur than are shown, the shortest āyāt are chosen.

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as an intrans. v.: see 1, in the former half of the paragraph, near the middle. As a trans. v.: see 1, in seven places, in the latter half of the paragraph.
Form 5تَخَفَّىَ1 sense

Core sense — he hid, or concealed, himselfgenerated

5.1

See 1, in the first half of the paragraph, near the middle.

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see 1, in the former half of the paragraph, near the middle.
Form 8إِخْتَفَىَ1 sense

Core sense — he hid, or concealed, himselfgenerated

8.1

As an intransitive verb: see 1, in four places.

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as an intrans. v.: see 1, in four places.
Form 10إِسْتَخْفَىَ1 sense

Core sense — he hid, or concealed, himselfgenerated

10.1

See 1, in four places, in the first half of the paragraph.

Qur’ānic occurrences Form 10 1 shown of 2
4:108
يَسْتَخْفُونَ مِنَ ٱلنَّاسِ وَلَا يَسْتَخْفُونَ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ وَهُوَ مَعَهُمْ إِذْ يُبَيِّتُونَ مَا لَا يَرْضَىٰ مِنَ ٱلْقَوْلِ ۚ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ بِمَا يَعْمَلُونَ مُحِيطًا

They may hide (Their crimes) from men, but they cannot hide (Them) from Allah, seeing that He is in their midst when they plot by night, in words that He cannot approve: And Allah Doth compass round all that they do.

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see 1, in four places, in the former half of the paragraph.

Derived nouns 12

Nounاِخْتَفَى5 senses · 2 main

Core sense — he drew a dead body from the grave; he slew him secretlygenerated

1

Said of a man, [if it is not a mistranscription for اُخْتُفِىَ, like اُخْتُفِىَ دَمُهُ,] it also means: he was slain covertly, or secretly.

2

As a transitive verb: see 1.

2.1he drew a dead body out of the grave, to steal the grave-clothes—اختفى مَيِّتًا
2.2he dug out, or cleared out, the well—اختفى البِئْرَ
2.3he slew him without its being known—اختفى دَمَهُ
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, said of a man, [if it be not a mistranscription for اُخْتُفِىَ , like اُخْتُفِىَ دَمُهُ ,] signifies also He was slain covertly, secretly, or clandestinely. (JK.) As a trans. v.: see 1. You say also اختفى مَيِّتًا He drew forth a dead body from the grave, to steal the grave-clothes. (TA.) And اختفى البِئْرَ He dug, or cleared out, the well. (Msb.) And اختفى دَمَهُ He slew him without its being known. (K.)
Nounخَفًا1 sense

Core sense — a thing that is unperceived, unapparent, or hiddengenerated

1a thing that is unperceived or imperceptible, or hardly perceived; unapparent, latent, or obscure—خَفًى

This is the more proper spelling of the word. For the full range of meaning, see 1, first sentence.

Also خَافِيَةٌ and خَافٍ [for شَىْءٌ خَافٍ, the explanation in the JK]. [See also خَفَآءٌ.]

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[more properly written خَفًى ] A thing that is unperceived or imperceptible, [or hardly perceived or perceptible,] unapparent, or not apparent; [latent; obscure; &c.; (see 1, first sentence;)] (JK, K;) as also خَافِيَةٌ and خَافٍ [for شَىْءٌ خَافٍ , the explanation in the JK]. (K.) [See also خَفَآءٌ .]
Nounخَفَِى البَطْنِ1 sense

Core sense — a man lank in the bellygenerated

1

A man lank in the belly.

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A man lank in the belly. (IAar, TA.)
Nounخَفَآءٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a thing hidden from one; a secret; low groundgenerated

1

Maṣdar of خَفِىَ.

1.1

Also a thing that is unperceived or imperceptible by one; unapparent, latent, or obscure to one; or hidden from one. See خَفًا.

A secret: so, according to some, in the phrase بَرِحَ الخَفَآءُ mentioned above; see 1, in the first half of the paragraph. And in the same phrase, according to others, low, or depressed, ground.

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inf. n. of خَفِىَ . (Mgh, Msb, K.) Also A thing that is unperceived or imperceptible [&c. (see خَفًا )] by one; unapparent, or not apparent. [latent, or obscure,,] to one; or hidden, or concealed, from one. (TA.) A secret: so, accord. to some, in the phrase بَرِحَ الخَفَآءُ mentioned above: see 1, in the former half of the paragraph. (TA.) And [in the same phrase, accord. to some,] Low, or depressed, ground. (TA.)
Nounخِفَآءٌ3 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a garment worn over a woman's other clothes; any covering of a thinggenerated

1

A garment of the kind called رِدَآء, which a woman wears over her other clothes; or a garment of the kind called كِسَآء; and any covering of a thing, whatever it may be with which one covers a thing, such as a كساء and the like. Plural أَخْفِيَةٌ.

1.1the calyxes of flowers—أَخْفِيَةُ النَّوْرِ

[Hence.] Singular as above.

1.2[the coverings of drowsiness; meaning] the eyes—أَخْفِيَةُ الكَرَا
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A [garment of the kind called] رِدَآء , which a woman wears over her other clothes: (Lth, JK:) or a [garment of the kind called] كِسَآء : (S, K:) and any covering of a thing, (Lth, JK, *) whatever it be with which one covers a thing, such as a كساء and the like: (Lth:) pl. أَخْفِيَةٌ . (Lth, JK, S, K.) [Hence,] أَخْفِيَةُ النَّوْرِ The calyxes of flowers: (K:) sing. as above. (TA.) And أَخْفِيَةُ الكَرَا [The coverings of drowsiness; meaning] the eyes. (K.)
Nounخَفِىٌّ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — unapparent, hidden; low, faint, or soft, said of the voicegenerated

1a dim star or asterism—نَجْمٌ خَفِىٌّ

The same as خَافٍ, applied to a thing: unperceived or imperceptible, or hardly perceived by any of the senses, or only by the eye or ear, or by the mind; mostly unapparent; latent; obscure; hidden or concealed; or unconspicuous; but also faint or dim to the sight; suppressed or stifled, applied to the voice; low, faint, gentle, or soft to the ear; obscure to the mind, abstruse, recondite, occult, or covert; and secret, private, or clandestine. See 1, first sentence. Plural خَفَايَا.

an obscure, or a concealed, place—مَكَانٌ خَفِىٌّ
a low, faint, gentle, or soft voice or sound—صَوْتٌ خَفِىٌّ
a woman having a low, faint, gentle, or soft voice—اِمْرَأَةٌ خَفِيَّةُ الصَّوْتِ

See art. خفض.

And النُّونُ الخَفِيَّةُ is the same as الخَفِيفَةُ.

[when] the voice and the foot-mark of the woman [are good, or pleasing, the whole of what pertains to her is good, or pleasing]—إِذَا حَسُنَ مِنَ المَرْأَةِ خَفِيَّاهَا حَسُنَ سَائِرُهَا

Some of the Arabs say this: for when her voice is soft, or gentle, this shows that she is bashful, or shy; and when her foot-marks are near together and firmly impressed, they show that she has [large] buttocks and haunches. (Yaakoob)

I met him covertly, secretly, or privately—لَقِيتُهُ خَفِيًّا
he walked with a soft, or stealthy, gait—مَشَى مِشْيَةً خَفِيَّةً
1.1

Also one who secludes himself from other men, and whose place is concealed from them.

Qur’ānic occurrences خَفِىّ
19:3
إِذْ نَادَىٰ رَبَّهُۥ نِدَآءً خَفِيًّا

Behold! he cried to his Lord in secret,

42:45
وَتَرَىٰهُمْ يُعْرَضُونَ عَلَيْهَا خَـٰشِعِينَ مِنَ ٱلذُّلِّ يَنظُرُونَ مِن طَرْفٍ خَفِىٍّ ۗ وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ إِنَّ ٱلْخَـٰسِرِينَ ٱلَّذِينَ خَسِرُوٓا۟ أَنفُسَهُمْ وَأَهْلِيهِمْ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ ۗ أَلَآ إِنَّ ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ فِى عَذَابٍ مُّقِيمٍ

And thou wilt see them brought forward to the (Penalty), in a humble frame of mind because of (their) disgrace, (and) looking with a stealthy glance. And the Believers will say: "Those are indeed in loss, who have given to perdition their own selves and those belonging to them on the Day of Judgment. Behold! Truly the Wrong-doers are in a lasting Penalty!"

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i. q. خَافٍ ; (S, K;) applied to a thing; (S;) i. e. Unperceived or imperceptible, [or hardly perceived or perceptible, by any of the senses, or only by the eye or ear, or by the mind; mostly] unapparent, or not apparent; (K;) [latent; obscure; hidden, or concealed; or unconspicuous; but also faint, or dim, to the sight; suppressed, or stifled, applied to the voice; or low, faint, gentle, or soft, to the ear; and obscure to the mind, abstruse, recondite, occult, or covert; and secret, private, or clandestine: see 1, first sentence:] pl. خَفَايَا . (S.) [You say نَجْمٌ خَفِىٌّ A dim star or asterism. And مَكَانٌ خَفِىٌّ An obscure, or a concealed, place. And صَوْتٌ خَفِىٌّ A low, faint, gentle, or soft, voice or sound.] And اِمْرَأَةٌ خَفِيَّةُ الصَّوْتِ A woman having a low, faint, gentle, or soft, voice. (TA in art. خفض .) And النُّونُ الخَفِيَّةُ i. q. الخَفِيفَةُ [q. v.]. (K.) And some of the Arabs say, (Yaakoob, S,) إِذَا حَسُنَ مِنَ المَرْأَةِ خَفِيَّاهَا حَسُنَ سَائِرُهَا , meaning [When] the voice and the foot-mark of the woman [are good, or pleasing, the rest, or the whole, of what pertains to her is good, or pleasing]: (Yaakoob, JK, S, K:) for when her voice is soft, or gentle, this indicates her being bashful, or shy; and when her foot-marks are near together, and firmly impressed, they indicate that she has [large] buttocks and haunches. (Yaakoob, S.) One says also, لَقِيتُهُ خَفِيًّا I met him covertly, secretly, privately, or clandestinely. (TA.) [And مَشَى مِشْيَةً خَفِيَّةً He walked with a soft, or stealthy, gait.] Also One who secludes himself from [other] men; whose place is concealed from them. (TA.)
Nounخَفِيَّةٌ3 senses · 2 main

Core sense — a deep well; a dense thicket that is a lion's covert; a slight touch of insanitygenerated

1

A well; or a deep well, because its water is not perceived, or is not apparent; or an ancient well that has become filled up and then been dug again; or any well that has been dug, then left until it has filled up, then dug again and cleared out. [Opposed to بَدِىْءٌ.]

According to A'Obeyd it is so called because it is made to appear. Plurals خَفَايَا and خَفِيَّاتٌ.

1.1

Also a tangled, luxuriant, or dense thicket, which the lion takes as his covert.

Or خَفِيَّة is the name of a certain place frequented by lions; it is properly imperfectly declinable, so that one says أُسُودُ خَفِيَّةَ, but it may be made perfectly declinable in poetry.

2in him is a slight taint, or touch, of insanity—بِهِ خَفِيَّةٌ

The word also means a slight taint, or infection, or a touch, or stroke, of insanity. (Ibn-Menádhir)

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A well: (S, K:) or a deep well; because its water is not perceived, or not apparent: (TA:) or a well of ancient times, that has become filled up and then dug again: (JK, TA:) or any well that has been dug and then left until it has become filled up, then dug again, and cleared out: (ISk, S:) [opposed to بَدِىْءٌ :] accord. to A'Obeyd, it is so called because it is made to appear: (S:) pl. خَفَايَا and خَفِيَّاتٌ . (JK, TA) And A tangled, or luxuriant, or dense, thicket, (JK, K, TA,) which the lion takes as his covert: (JK, TA:) or خَفِيَّة is the name of a certain place frequented by lions; (S, IB;) and is properly imperfectly decl., so that you say أُسُودُ خَفِيَّةَ ; but it may be perfectly decl. in poetry. (IB.) Also A slight taint, or infection, or a touch, or stroke, of insanity: so in the phrase بِهِ خَفِيَّةٌ In him is a slight taint, &c., of insanity. (Ibn-Menádhir, S, K. *)
Nounخَافٍ5 senses · 1 main

Core sense — the jinn, or genii; also mankindgenerated

1

See خَفِىٌّ.

1.1

See also خَفًا.

1.2the jinn, or genii—الخَافِى

So called because they conceal themselves from the eyes [of men]; as also الخَافِيَآءُ and اخَافِيَةُ, or this last means what conceals itself in the body, of the jinn. (Ibn-Menádhir)

The plural of the first is خَوَافٍ [and of the first also خَافُونَ, like قَاضُونَ, for] the bare piece of ground amid herbage is said, in a tradition, to be مُصَلَّى الخَافِينَ, that is, [the praying-place] of the jinn.

The first word also means mankind, so that it carries two opposite meanings.

I do not know what one of mankind he is—مَا أَدْرِى أَىُّ خَافِيَةَ هُوَ

See خَالِفَة. One also says خَافِيَةٍ.

1.3a land in which are jinn, or genii—أَرْضٌ خَافِيَةٌ

Also أَرْضُ خَافِيَةٍ. In the first phrase the second word is an adjective, feminine of خَافٍ; in the second it is a noun, or an adjective in which the quality of a noun is predominant.

1.4

خَافِى الغُرَابِ: see the next entry, near its end.

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: see خَفِىٌّ : and see also خَفًا . الخَافِى The jinn, or genii; (As, Lh, JK, S, K;) because they conceal themselves from the eyes [of men]; (TA;) as also الخَافِيَآءُ (JK, K) and اخَافِيَةُ : (K:) or this last signifies what conceals itself in the body, of the jinn, or genii: (Ibn-Menádhir, S:) the pl. (of the first, Lh, JK, [and of the second and third also accord. to analogy,]) is خَوَافٍ ; (Lh, JK, K;) [and of the first, خَافُونَ also, like قَاضُونَ ; for] the bare piece of ground amid herbage is said, in a trad., to be مُصَلَّى الخَافِينَ , i. e. [The praying-place] of the jinn, or genii. (TA.) The first ( الخَافِى ) also signifies Mankind; thus bearing two contr. [or rather opposite] meanings. (TA.) And one says, مَا أَدْرِى أَىُّ خَافِيَةَ هُوَ , (K and TA voce خَالِفَة , q. v.,) or خَافِيَةٍ , (CK ibid.,) I know not what one of mankind he is. (K ibid.) أَرْضٌ خَافِيَةٌ [and أَرْضُ خَافِيَةٍ , the latter word in the former case being an epithet, fem. of خَافٍ , and in the latter case a subst., or an epithet in which the quality of a subst is predominant,] A land in which are jinn, or genii. (K.) خَافِى الغُرَابِ : see the last sentence but one in the next paragraph.
Nounخَافِيَةٌ5 senses · 1 main

Core sense — something covert; a concealed feather of a bird's wing; palm-branches below the heartgenerated

1

The opposite of عَلَانِيَةٌ. [Apparently meaning a state of being unapparent, covert, secret, private, or clandestine: though explained in the TK, and after it by Freytag, as an adjective applied to a man whose actions are always covert.]

1.1

See also خَفًا.

1.2

And see خَافٍ, in four places.

1.3

Also one — that is, a single feather — of the feathers called الخَوَافِى.

الخَوَافِى means the feathers below the ten that are in the fore part of the wing; or certain feathers that are concealed when the bird contracts its wing; or the four feathers [next] after those called المَنَاكِب and next before those called الأَبَاهِر; or seven feathers in the wing, after the seven foremost, though people generally mention them as four; or they are the small feathers in a bird's wing.

خَنْجَرٌ مِثْلُ خَافِيَةِ النَّسْرِ [a dagger like the خافية of the vulture], which occurs in a tradition, means a small خنجر.

One says also خَافِيَةُ الغُرَابِ [the خافية of the crow]; and the plural is sometimes expressed by using the ism jamʿ, saying خَافِى الغُرَابِ.

1.4

الخَوَافِى also means the palm-branches [next] below the قِلَبَة [which latter are the branches that grow forth from the heart of the tree]; so called in the dialect of Nejd, while in the dialect of El-Hijáz they are called العَوَاهِنُ.

Qur’ānic occurrences خَافِيَة
69:18
يَوْمَئِذٍ تُعْرَضُونَ لَا تَخْفَىٰ مِنكُمْ خَافِيَةٌ

That Day shall ye be brought to Judgment: not an act of yours that ye hide will be hidden.

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contr. of عَلَانِيَةٌ [app. meaning that it signifies A state of being unapparent or not apparent, covert, secret, private, or clandestine: though explained in the TK (followed by Freytag) as an epithet applied to a man, meaning whose actions are always covert]. (K.) See also خَفًا . And see خَافٍ , in four places. Also One, i. e. a single feather, of the feathers called الخَوَافِى : (TA:) الخَوَافِى signifies the feathers below the ten that are in the fore part of the wing: (As, S:) or certain feathers that are concealed when the bird contracts its wing: (K:) or the four feathers that are [next] after those called المَنَاكِب , (Lh, K, *) and next before those called الأَبَاهِر : (S in art. بهر , and L in art. نكب :) or seven feathers in the wing, after the seven foremost: (K, * TA:) but the people [generally] mention them as four: or they are the small feathers in the wing of a bird. (TA.) خَنْجَرٌ مِثْلُ خَافِيَةِ النَّسْرِ [A dagger like the خافية of the vulture], occurring in a trad., means a small خنجر . (TA.) One says also خَافِيَةُ الغُرَابِ [The خافية of the crow]: and the pl. is [sometimes expressed by using the coll. gen. n., saying] خَافِى الغُرَابِ . (JK.) الخَوَافِى also signifies The palm-branches [next] below the قِلَبَة [which latter are the branches that grow forth from the heart of the tree]: (S, TA:) thus called in the dial. of Nejd: (TA:) in the dial. of El-Hijáz called العَوَاهِنُ . (S, TA.)
Nounالخَافِيَآءُ1 sense

Core sense — the jinn, or geniigenerated

1

See خَافٍ.

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: see خَافٍ .
Nounمُخْتَفٍ1 sense

Core sense — a rifler of gravesgenerated

1

A rifler of graves — either because he extracts the grave-clothes, or because he steals covertly; a word of the dialect of the people of El-Medeeneh. Feminine مُخْتَفِيَةٌ.

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A rifler of graves: (JK, S, Msb, K:) because he extracts the grave-clothes; (S, Msb, TA;) or because he steals covertly: a word of the dial. of the people of El-Medeeneh: fem. مُخْتَفِيَةٌ . (TA.)
Nounمُسْتَخْفٍ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — hiding himself; and also appearinggenerated

1[Hiding himself by night, and appearing by day: or appearing by night, and hiding himself by day]—مُسْتَخْفٍ بِاللَّيْلِ وَسَارِبٌ بِالنَّهَارِ

Hiding, or concealing, himself; and, according to Akh, appearing: both senses are said to occur in these words of the Kur 13:11.

See art. سرب.

1.1the hand of the thief, and of the rifler of graves—اليَدُ المُسْتَخْفِيَةُ

Opposed to اليَدُ المُسْتَعْلِيَةُ, which is the hand of one who takes by force, of the plunderer, and the like. The Sunneh orders that the first be cut off [except in certain cases], but not the second.

Qur’ānic occurrences مُسْتَخْف
13:10
سَوَآءٌ مِّنكُم مَّنْ أَسَرَّ ٱلْقَوْلَ وَمَن جَهَرَ بِهِۦ وَمَنْ هُوَ مُسْتَخْفٍۭ بِٱلَّيْلِ وَسَارِبٌۢ بِٱلنَّهَارِ

It is the same (to Him) whether any of you conceal his speech or declare it openly; whether he lie hid by night or walk forth freely by day.

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Hiding, or concealing, himself: and accord. to Akh, appearing: in both of which senses it is said to be used in the words of the Kur [xiii. 11], مُسْتَخْفٍ بِاللَّيْلِ وَسَارِبٌ بِالنَّهَارِ [Hiding himself by night, and appearing by day: or appearing by night, and hiding himself by day: see art. سرب ]. (TA.) اليَدُ المُسْتَخْفِيَةُ The hand of the thief, and of the rifler of graves: opposed to اليَدُ المُسْتَعْلِيَةُ , which is the hand of him who takes by force, and of the plunderer, and the like: the Sunneh ordains that the former shall be cut off [except in certain cases], but not the latter. (TA.)