كيف

See also: کیف‎

Arabic

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kaj.fa/
Audio (file)

Adverb

كَيْفَ • (kayfa)

(interrogative) how
however (in whatever way or state)
- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 3:6:
  
  ‏هُوَ ٱلَّذِي يُصَوِّرُكُمْ فِي ٱلْأَرْحَامِ كَيْفَ يَشَاءُ‎
  huwa llaḏī yuṣawwirukum fī l-ʔarḥāmi kayfa yašāʔu
  It is He who forms you in the wombs however He wills.

Derived terms

كَيْفَمَا‎ (kayfamā)

Descendants

Maltese: kif
Hijazi Arabic: كيف‎ (kēf)
Moroccan Arabic: كيف‎ (kīf)
North Levantine Arabic: كيف‎ (kīf)
South Levantine Arabic: كيف‎ (kīf)

Etymology 2

From the root ك ي ف‎ (k-y-f).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kajf/

Noun

كَيْف • (kayf) m (plural كُيُوف‎ (kuyūf))

condition, state
mood
will
pleasure, well-being, good humor, enjoyment, carouse, excitement from opium
opiate, narcotic, cannabis

Declension

Declension of noun كَيْف (kayf)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	كَيْف kayf	الْكَيْف‎ al-kayf	كَيْف kayf
Nominative	كَيْفٌ kayfun	الْكَيْفُ‎ al-kayfu	كَيْفُ kayfu
Accusative	كَيْفًا‎ kayfan	الْكَيْفَ‎ al-kayfa	كَيْفَ kayfa
Genitive	كَيْفٍ kayfin	الْكَيْفِ‎ al-kayfi	كَيْفِ kayfi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	كَيْفَيْن‎ kayfayn	الْكَيْفَيْن‎ al-kayfayn	كَيْفَيْ‎ kayfay
Nominative	كَيْفَانِ‎ kayfāni	الْكَيْفَانِ‎ al-kayfāni	كَيْفَا‎ kayfā
Accusative	كَيْفَيْنِ‎ kayfayni	الْكَيْفَيْنِ‎ al-kayfayni	كَيْفَيْ‎ kayfay
Genitive	كَيْفَيْنِ‎ kayfayni	الْكَيْفَيْنِ‎ al-kayfayni	كَيْفَيْ‎ kayfay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	كُيُوف‎ kuyūf	الْكُيُوف‎ al-kuyūf	كُيُوف‎ kuyūf
Nominative	كُيُوفٌ‎ kuyūfun	الْكُيُوفُ‎ al-kuyūfu	كُيُوفُ‎ kuyūfu
Accusative	كُيُوفًا‎ kuyūfan	الْكُيُوفَ‎ al-kuyūfa	كُيُوفَ‎ kuyūfa
Genitive	كُيُوفٍ‎ kuyūfin	الْكُيُوفِ‎ al-kuyūfi	كُيُوفِ‎ kuyūfi

Descendants

Maltese: kif
Moroccan Arabic: كيف‎ (kīf)
- → English: kif
- → French: kif, kiffer
- → German: kiffen, Kiffer
→ Azerbaijani: kef
→ Armenian: քեֆ (kʿef)
→ Hebrew: כֵּיף‎ (keif)
→ Ottoman Turkish: كیف‎ (keyf)
- Turkish: keyif
- → Romanian: chef
- → Albanian: qejf
- → Greek: κέφι (kéfi)
→ Persian: کیف‎ (keyf)
- → Azerbaijani: kif
→ Russian: кайф (kajf), кейф (kejf)
- → Armenian: կայֆ (kayf)
- → Azerbaijani: kayf
- → Georgian: კაიფი (ḳaipi)

Etymology 3

In most of its senses, denominal from كَيْف‎ (kayf). In the sense “to cut off entirely”, intensive of كَافَ‎ (kāfa, “to cut off”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kaj.ja.fa/

Verb

كَيَّفَ • (kayyafa) II, non-past يُكَيِّفُ‎‎ (yukayyifu)

to cut off entirely
to regulate
to form, to mold; to adapt, to fit, to modify, to qualify
(modern) to bring one into good humor, to amuse one well
(modern) to make one tipsy, to intoxicate

Conjugation

Conjugation of

كَيَّفَ

(form-II sound)

active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
verbal noun الْمَصْدَر					تَكْيِيف‎ takyīf
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل					مُكَيِّف‎ mukayyif
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول					مُكَيَّف‎ mukayyaf
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	كَيَّفْتُ‎ kayyaftu	كَيَّفْتَ‎ kayyafta	كَيَّفَ kayyafa	كَيَّفْتُمَا‎ kayyaftumā	كَيَّفَا‎ kayyafā	كَيَّفْنَا‎ kayyafnā	كَيَّفْتُمْ‎ kayyaftum	كَيَّفُوا‎ kayyafū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	كَيَّفْتُ‎ kayyaftu	كَيَّفْتِ‎ kayyafti	كَيَّفَتْ‎ kayyafat	كَيَّفْتُمَا‎ kayyaftumā	كَيَّفَتَا‎ kayyafatā	كَيَّفْنَا‎ kayyafnā	كَيَّفْتُنَّ‎ kayyaftunna	كَيَّفْنَ‎ kayyafna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُكَيِّفُ‎ ʔukayyifu	تُكَيِّفُ‎ tukayyifu	يُكَيِّفُ‎ yukayyifu	تُكَيِّفَانِ‎ tukayyifāni	يُكَيِّفَانِ‎ yukayyifāni	نُكَيِّفُ‎ nukayyifu	تُكَيِّفُونَ‎ tukayyifūna	يُكَيِّفُونَ‎ yukayyifūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أُكَيِّفُ‎ ʔukayyifu	تُكَيِّفِينَ‎ tukayyifīna	تُكَيِّفُ‎ tukayyifu	تُكَيِّفَانِ‎ tukayyifāni	تُكَيِّفَانِ‎ tukayyifāni	نُكَيِّفُ‎ nukayyifu	تُكَيِّفْنَ‎ tukayyifna	يُكَيِّفْنَ‎ yukayyifna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُكَيِّفَ‎ ʔukayyifa	تُكَيِّفَ‎ tukayyifa	يُكَيِّفَ‎ yukayyifa	تُكَيِّفَا‎ tukayyifā	يُكَيِّفَا‎ yukayyifā	نُكَيِّفَ‎ nukayyifa	تُكَيِّفُوا‎ tukayyifū	يُكَيِّفُوا‎ yukayyifū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُكَيِّفَ‎ ʔukayyifa	تُكَيِّفِي‎ tukayyifī	تُكَيِّفَ‎ tukayyifa	تُكَيِّفَا‎ tukayyifā	تُكَيِّفَا‎ tukayyifā	نُكَيِّفَ‎ nukayyifa	تُكَيِّفْنَ‎ tukayyifna	يُكَيِّفْنَ‎ yukayyifna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُكَيِّفْ‎ ʔukayyif	تُكَيِّفْ‎ tukayyif	يُكَيِّفْ‎ yukayyif	تُكَيِّفَا‎ tukayyifā	يُكَيِّفَا‎ yukayyifā	نُكَيِّفْ‎ nukayyif	تُكَيِّفُوا‎ tukayyifū	يُكَيِّفُوا‎ yukayyifū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أُكَيِّفْ‎ ʔukayyif	تُكَيِّفِي‎ tukayyifī	تُكَيِّفْ‎ tukayyif	تُكَيِّفَا‎ tukayyifā	تُكَيِّفَا‎ tukayyifā	نُكَيِّفْ‎ nukayyif	تُكَيِّفْنَ‎ tukayyifna	يُكَيِّفْنَ‎ yukayyifna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		كَيِّفْ kayyif		كَيِّفَا‎ kayyifā			كَيِّفُوا‎ kayyifū
imperative الْأَمْر	f		كَيِّفِي‎ kayyifī		كَيِّفَا‎ kayyifā			كَيِّفْنَ‎ kayyifna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	كُيِّفْتُ‎ kuyyiftu	كُيِّفْتَ‎ kuyyifta	كُيِّفَ kuyyifa	كُيِّفْتُمَا‎ kuyyiftumā	كُيِّفَا‎ kuyyifā	كُيِّفْنَا‎ kuyyifnā	كُيِّفْتُمْ‎ kuyyiftum	كُيِّفُوا‎ kuyyifū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	كُيِّفْتُ‎ kuyyiftu	كُيِّفْتِ‎ kuyyifti	كُيِّفَتْ‎ kuyyifat	كُيِّفْتُمَا‎ kuyyiftumā	كُيِّفَتَا‎ kuyyifatā	كُيِّفْنَا‎ kuyyifnā	كُيِّفْتُنَّ‎ kuyyiftunna	كُيِّفْنَ‎ kuyyifna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُكَيَّفُ‎ ʔukayyafu	تُكَيَّفُ‎ tukayyafu	يُكَيَّفُ‎ yukayyafu	تُكَيَّفَانِ‎ tukayyafāni	يُكَيَّفَانِ‎ yukayyafāni	نُكَيَّفُ‎ nukayyafu	تُكَيَّفُونَ‎ tukayyafūna	يُكَيَّفُونَ‎ yukayyafūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أُكَيَّفُ‎ ʔukayyafu	تُكَيَّفِينَ‎ tukayyafīna	تُكَيَّفُ‎ tukayyafu	تُكَيَّفَانِ‎ tukayyafāni	تُكَيَّفَانِ‎ tukayyafāni	نُكَيَّفُ‎ nukayyafu	تُكَيَّفْنَ‎ tukayyafna	يُكَيَّفْنَ‎ yukayyafna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُكَيَّفَ‎ ʔukayyafa	تُكَيَّفَ‎ tukayyafa	يُكَيَّفَ‎ yukayyafa	تُكَيَّفَا‎ tukayyafā	يُكَيَّفَا‎ yukayyafā	نُكَيَّفَ‎ nukayyafa	تُكَيَّفُوا‎ tukayyafū	يُكَيَّفُوا‎ yukayyafū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُكَيَّفَ‎ ʔukayyafa	تُكَيَّفِي‎ tukayyafī	تُكَيَّفَ‎ tukayyafa	تُكَيَّفَا‎ tukayyafā	تُكَيَّفَا‎ tukayyafā	نُكَيَّفَ‎ nukayyafa	تُكَيَّفْنَ‎ tukayyafna	يُكَيَّفْنَ‎ yukayyafna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُكَيَّفْ‎ ʔukayyaf	تُكَيَّفْ‎ tukayyaf	يُكَيَّفْ‎ yukayyaf	تُكَيَّفَا‎ tukayyafā	يُكَيَّفَا‎ yukayyafā	نُكَيَّفْ‎ nukayyaf	تُكَيَّفُوا‎ tukayyafū	يُكَيَّفُوا‎ yukayyafū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أُكَيَّفْ‎ ʔukayyaf	تُكَيَّفِي‎ tukayyafī	تُكَيَّفْ‎ tukayyaf	تُكَيَّفَا‎ tukayyafā	تُكَيَّفَا‎ tukayyafā	نُكَيَّفْ‎ nukayyaf	تُكَيَّفْنَ‎ tukayyafna	يُكَيَّفْنَ‎ yukayyafna

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic كَيْفَ‎ (kayfa).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /keːf/, [ke̞ːf]

Adverb

كيف • (kēf)

how

Moroccan Arabic

Root
ك ي ف‎
1 term

Etymology 1

From Arabic كَيْفَ‎ (kayfa). Compare Maltese kif.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kiːf/
- IPA^(key): /kiː/ (in rapid speech)

Adverb

كيف • (kīf)

(interrogative) how

‏كيف صبحتي اليوم؟ ― صبحت شوية عيان.‎‎
kīf ṣbaḥti l-yūm? ― ṣbaḥt šwiyya ʕiyyān.
How did you sleep today? ― I woke up a bit tired.
(literally, “How did you wake up today? ― I woke up a bit tired.”)

Synonym: كيفاش‎ (kīfāš)
as soon as
‏كيف جا، مشيت بحالي.‎‎
kīf jā, mšīt bḥāli.
As soon as he came, I've left.

Conjunction

كيف • (kīf)

(before nouns and pronouns) as, like
‏ما كاين حد كيفنا.‎‎
ma kāyin ḥadd kīfna.
There is no one like us.

Synonym: (before verbal clauses) كيف ما‎ (kīf mā)

Etymology 2

From Arabic كَيْف‎ (kayf).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kiːf/

Noun

كيف • (kīf) m (usually uncountable)

cannabis

‏غشوني فالكيف اللي شريت ديك النهار.‎‎
ḡaššūni f-el-kīf elli šrīt dīk en-nhār.
They scammed me with the cannabis I bought the other day.

Synonym: حشيش‎ (ḥšīš)

Descendants

→ English: kif
→ French: kif, kiffer
→ German: kiffen, Kiffer

North Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic كَيْفَ‎ (kayfa).

Adverb

كيف • (kīf)

how?
‏كيفك؟‎‎ (to a male) ― kīfak? ― How are you?

‏كيفك؟‎‎ (to a female) ― kīfik? ― How are you?

Synonym: (Syria) شلون‎ (šlōn)

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic كَيْفَ‎ (kayfa).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kiːf/, [kiːf]
Audio (Ramallah) (file)

Pronoun

كيف • (kīf)

how?

Derived terms

كيفك‎ (kīfak, kīfek, “how are you?”)

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