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مُخِيف

frightening

AdjectiveRoot خ-و-ف

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Highlights

Feminine
مُخِيفَة
Masculine plural
مُخِيفُون
Feminine plural
مُخِيفَات

Most common words from the same root

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

مُخِيف in English

Adjective

  1. frightening, scary

Word origin

Derived from the active participle of أَخَافَ (ʔaḵāfa, “to frighten”).

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

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

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

to frighten

إِخَافَة
Verbal noun
Active participle · Adjective
frightening
مُخَاف
Passive participle
تَخَوَّفَ · present يَتَخَوَّفُ

to be afraid

تَخَوُّف
Verbal noun
مُتَخَوِّف
Active participle
مُتَخَوَّف
Passive participle
تَخْوِيف
Noun · m.
أَخْوَف
Adjective
elative degree of خَائِف

مُخِيف: plural and other forms

Singularمُخِيف
Feminineمُخِيفَة
Masculine pluralمُخِيفُون
Feminine pluralمُخِيفَات

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