English → Arabic
hiding in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- ʾiḫfāʾ
- Arabizi
2khfaa- Type
- noun · masculine
- Root
- خ ف ي
How to use it
"Hiding" is a noun meaning the act of keeping something out of sight. It is used in contexts of secrecy, concealment, or protection. In Arabic, إِخْفَاءٌ is masculine and takes the usual noun patterns.
Example sentences
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إِخْفَاءُ السِّرِّ يَحْمِي الْمَسْؤُولِيَّةَ
ʾiḫfāʾu s‑sirrī yaḥmī al‑masʾūliyyata
Hiding the secret protects responsibility.
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هُوَ يَسْتَخْدِمُ إِخْفَاءً لِلتَّجَاهُلِ
huwa yastakhdimu ʾiḫfāʾan lil‑tajāhuli
He uses hiding to ignore.
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إِخْفَاءُ الأَثَرِ يَجْعَلُهُ صَعْبًا عَلَى الاِسْتِكْشَافِ
ʾiḫfāʾu al‑ʾathari yajʿalu‑hu ṣaʿban ʿalā al‑istikshāfi
Concealing the trace makes it hard to discover.
Examples from real texts
Sentences taken from published bilingual texts (subtitles, documents). They show the word in context and are not reviewed one by one.
I'm not hiding.
لست مختبئا.
Why are we hiding?
لم نختبئ؟
He's hiding something.
هو يخفي أمرًا ما.
She's hiding something.
هي تخفي أمرًا ما.
Where are you hiding, guys?
أين تختبؤون يا رفاق؟
Sami was waiting in hiding.
كان سامي ينتظر في مخبأ.
Layla was hiding in a boat.
كانت ليلى مختبئة في سفينة.
I wonder where he is hiding.
أتساءل أين يختبئ.
She's hiding the truth from us.
هي تخفي الحقيقة عنا.
I think that he's hiding something.
أظنّهُ يخفي شيئًا.
I think that she's hiding something.
أظنّها تخفي شيئًا.
No Hiding From Sustainable Development
لا مفر من التنمية المستدامة
Questions and answers
Can إِخْفَاءٌ be used as a verb?
No, the verb is إِخْفَى (ʾiḫfā) meaning "to hide". Use إِخْفَاءٌ when you need a noun.
Is there a plural form?
The abstract noun إِخْفَاءٌ is usually singular; a plural is rarely needed.
Related words and expressions
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