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Highlights
Feminine
خَائِفَة
Masculine plural
خَائِفُون
Feminine plural
خَائِفَات
Plural
خُوَّف، خُيَّف
Elative
أَخْوَف
more / most …
Most common words from the same root
خَائِف in English
Adjective
- afraid, fearful, terrified
Word origin
Derived from the active participle of the verb خَافَ (ḵāfa, “to fear”).
Words from the root خ-و-ف
Arabic verbs come in forms; each form's nouns are listed under its verb. See the whole root on one page →
خَافَ
· present يَخَافُ
Form I · The plain action
to fear, to be afraid of; to feel free or be scared for
تَخَوَّفَ
· present يَتَخَوَّفُ
Form V · Reflexive of Form II
to be afraid
تَخَوُّف
مُتَخَوِّف
مُتَخَوَّف
تَخْوِيف
أَخْوَف
elative degree of خَائِف
خَائِف: plural and other forms
| Singular | خَائِف |
|---|---|
| Feminine | خَائِفَة |
| Masculine plural | خَائِفُون |
| Feminine plural | خَائِفَات |
| Plural | خُوَّف، خُيَّف |
| Elative (more / most) | أَخْوَف |
خَائِف in a sentence
From a fully vowelled text
وَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «مَا بَالُكُمْ خَائِفِينَ هكَذَا؟ كَيْفَ لاَ إِيمَانَ لَكُمْ؟»And he said unto them, Why are ye so fearful? how is it that ye have no faith?Mark 4:40, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
وَإِذْ كُنَّ خَائِفَاتٍ وَمُنَكِّسَاتٍ وُجُوهَهُنَّ إِلَى الأَرْضِ، قَالاَ لَهُنَّ: «لِمَاذَا تَطْلُبْنَ الْحَيَّ بَيْنَ الأَمْوَاتِ؟And as they were afraid, and bowed down their faces to the earth, they said unto them, Why seek ye the living among the dead?Luke 24:5, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
وَأَمَّا الْمَرْأَةُ فَجَاءَتْ وَهِيَ خَائِفَةٌ وَمُرْتَعِدَةٌ، عَالِمَةً بِمَا حَصَلَ لَهَا، فَخَرَّتْ وَقَالَتْ لَهُ الْحَقَّ كُلَّهُ.But the woman fearing and trembling, knowing what was done in her, came and fell down before him, and told him all the truth.Mark 5:33, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
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