Arabic vocabulary
أَخَفُّlighter in Arabic
أَخَفُّ is how you say “lighter” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in a real example sentence from classical texts below.
Example sentences
وإذا تزاحَمت مفسدتان رُوعي أخفُّهما
If two harms compete, the least harmful should be considered.
أَخَفُّهُمَا — the least harmful. An elative, 'the lighter,' with the dual 'them-two' attached — 'the lighter OF THE TWO.' The dual pronoun ties it to the two harms; the lesser evil is the one to bear.
From: Five Objectives of Islamic Law →
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