Dictionary of The Holy Quran — Page 239
خفض He deemed it or him light; he found it light or easy to carry and to remove. اسْتَخَفَّ به : He held him or it in light estimation or in contempt; he despised him or it; he incited him or excited him to levity or unsteadiness so as to induce him to follow him in his error; he flurried him and disquieted him; he angered him and deprived him of his patience or calmness and incited him to unsteadiness. فَاسْتَخَفَّ قَوْمَهُ فَاَطَاعُوْهُ : He made light of his people or held them in light estimation; he incited his people to lightness so as to induce them to follow him in his error; he angered his people or made them impatient and lose calmness; he demanded of his people promptness in obeying him (43: )55( تَسْتَخِفُّوْنَهَا يَوْمَ ظَعْنِكُمْ : You find them light at the time when you travel )16:81( خِفَافٌ ( خَفِيْفٌ = plural): Light; light to carry; light-burdened; brisk, lively; active agile prompt)خَفِيْفٌ إِلَى الْخَيْرِ : Prompt to do good;) light or easy of utterance; light, thin or scanty (said of hair(. رَجُلٌ خَفِيْفُ ذَاتِ الْيَدِ : A poor man. خَفِيْفُ الْقَلْبِ : Quick acute or sharp in intellect. خَفِيْفُ الْعَقْلِ : Foolish; unwise; خَفِيْفُ الظُّهْرِ : Having small progeny; of few children. خف : اِنْفِرُوْا خِفَافًا وَّ ثِقَالا (7:190) She bears a light burden : حَمَلَتْ حَمْلاً خَفِيفًا Go forth light and heavy (9:41). : خَفَتَ الصَّوْتُ [خَفَاتًا and خَفْعًا and خُفُوْتًا inf. noun يَخْفِتُ and يَخْفُتُ . aor] خَفَتَ The voice was or became still or silent; was or became low a soft or gentle; became weak by reason of vehement hunger; خَفَتَ : He died or died suddenly; he was or became weak, abject or abased. خَفَتَ بِصَوْتِهِ أَوْ خَافَتَ : He lowered his voice; spoke with a low voice. يَتَخَافَتَوْنَ : They will speak or talk to one another in low tone )20:104( وَلا تَجْهَرْ بِصَلَاتِكَ وَلا تُخَافِتْ بِهَا : Be not loud voiced in thy Prayer nor low-voiced (17:111). خَفَضَ ]aor. يَخْفِضُ inf. noun خَفَضَهُ خَفْضًا : He lowered or depressed it. خَفَضَهُ اللهُ : God abased him. اللَّهُ يَخْفِضُ مَنْ يَشَاءُ وَ يَرْفَعُ : God abaseth him whom He wills and exalteth. خَافِضَةٌ رَّافِعَةٌ : Abasing some exalting others )564( خَافِضٌ )act part. خَافِضَةٌ )feminine( الْخَافِضُ : One of the attributes of God meaning the Abaser of the proud, haughty etc. هُوَ خَافِضُ الْجَنَاحِ : He is gentle, easy to deal with; he 239