Dictionary of The Holy Quran — Page 240
خفی خفض is grave, sedate or calm. اَرْضُ خَافِضَةُ السُّقْيَا : Land easy of irrigation. عَيْشُ خَافِضٌ : An easy tranquil and plentiful life. خَفَضَ جَنَاحَةُ : He (a bird) lowered his wing and contracted it to his side that he might rest or cease from flying; he (a man) made himself gentle, easy to deal with, obsequious وَاخْفِضْ جَنَاحَكَ لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ : And make thyself gentle, easy to deal with, etc. for the believers; be thou condescending to the believers and treat them with gentleness; and lower for the believers thy wings of mercy (15:89). خَفِيَ ]aor. يَخْفَى inf. noun خَفِيَ الشَّيْءُ خَفَاءٌ : The thing was or became hidden, concealed; it was or became secret, private or clandestine. خَفِى الصَّوْتُ : The voice became low, faint or stifled. خَفِيَ الْأَمْرُ عَلَيْهِ : The affair became obscure to him. خَفَى الشَّيْءَ aor. يَخْفِي inf. noun خَفْيٌّ( : He made the thing apparent, manifest or evident and also اَحْفَاهُ which means he removed its خِفَاءٌ ie covering. خَفَى الْمَطَرُ الْفَارَّ : The rain made the rats to come from their holes. اكادُ أَخْفِيْهَا : I am going to manifest it or I am about to remove that which covers it )20:16( أَخْفَيْتُ الصَّوْتَ : I made the voice low or faint or suppressed it اِسْتَخْفَيْتُ : I hid myself from thee. وَأَنَا أَعْلَمُ بِمَا أَخْفَيْتُمْ وَ مَا أَعْلَنْتُمْ : I know what you conceal and what you manifest )602( لا يَخْفَى عَلَى اللَّهِ مِنْهُمْ شَيْءٌ : Nothing concerning them will be hidden from Allah. يَسْتَخْفُوْنَ مِنَ النَّاسِ : They seek to conceal from people )4:109( وَمَنْ هُوَ مَسْتَخْفِ بِاللَّيْلِ وَسَارِبٌ بِالنَّهَارِ : And he who hides by night and he who goes forth by day )13:11( مُسْتَخْفِ means hiding or concealing himself; appearing. حَفَاءٌ : A thing that is hidden or concealed from one; خِفَاءٌ : A covering. خَفِيٌّ : Hidden imperceptible; obscure; faint or dim; clandestine, secret; suppressed or soft. نَجْمٌ خَفِيٌّ : A dim star. يَنظُرُوْنَ مِنْ طَرْفِ خَفِيٌّ : Looking with a secret and stealthy glance )42:46( طَرْفٌ خَفِيٌّ : A secret glance. نِدَاءٌ خَفِيٌّ : A low faint or gentle voice or sound. إِذْ نَادَى رَبَّهُ نِدَاءً خَفِيًّا : When he called unto his Lord a secret calling or in a low voice (19:4). خُفْيَةً : Secretly quietly. قُتِلَ خُفْيَةً : He was secretly killed. أُدْعُوْا رَبَّكُمْ تَضَرُّعًا وَخُفْيَةً : Call upon your Lord humbly and in secret )7:56(. أخفى : More secret; more hidden; more obscure etc. يَعْلَمُ السِّرَّ 240