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خ-و-ف

The Arabic root خ-و-ف (kh-w-f)

Form I verb خَافَ: to fear

10 words in the dictionary are built from خ-و-ف, including verbs in Forms I, IV, V. Each verb is listed with the nouns that come from it: its verbal noun (masdar), its participles, and words derived from it.

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Verb · Form I
to fear
Adjective
afraid
Adjective
frightening
Noun
fear
Verb · Form IV
to frighten
Noun
تَخْوِيف

Verbs and the nouns that come from them

خَافَ · present يَخَافُ
Form I · The plain action

to fear, to be afraid of; to feel free or be scared for

Verbal noun
fear
مَخَافَة
Verbal noun
خِيفَة
Verbal noun
Active participle
afraid
مَخُوف
Passive participle
خَوَّاف
Derived noun
fearful
أَخَافَ · present يُخِيفُ
Form IV · Causative

to frighten

إِخَافَة
Verbal noun
Active participle
frightening
مُخَاف
Passive participle
تَخَوَّفَ · present يَتَخَوَّفُ
Form V · Reflexive of Form II

to be afraid

تَخَوُّف
Verbal noun
مُتَخَوِّف
Active participle
مُتَخَوَّف
Passive participle

Other nouns and adjectives

تَخْوِيف
Noun
أَخْوَف
Adjective
elative degree of خَائِف

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