خائف

Arabic

Etymology

Root
خ و ف (ḵ-w-f)

Derived from the active participle of the verb خَافَ (ḵāfa, “to fear”).

Adjective

خَائِف • (ḵāʔif) (feminine خَائِفَة (ḵāʔifa), common plural خُوَّف (ḵuwwaf) or خُيَّف (ḵuyyaf), masculine plural خَائِفُون (ḵāʔifūn), feminine plural خَائِفَات (ḵāʔifāt), elative أَخْوَف (ʔaḵwaf))

afraid, fearful, terrified

Declension

Declension of adjective خَائِف (ḵāʔif)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	خَائِف ḵāʔif	الْخَائِف al-ḵāʔif	خَائِفَة ḵāʔifa	الْخَائِفَة al-ḵāʔifa
Nominative	خَائِفٌ ḵāʔifun	الْخَائِفُ al-ḵāʔifu	خَائِفَةٌ ḵāʔifatun	الْخَائِفَةُ al-ḵāʔifatu
Accusative	خَائِفًا ḵāʔifan	الْخَائِفَ al-ḵāʔifa	خَائِفَةً ḵāʔifatan	الْخَائِفَةَ al-ḵāʔifata
Genitive	خَائِفٍ ḵāʔifin	الْخَائِفِ al-ḵāʔifi	خَائِفَةٍ ḵāʔifatin	الْخَائِفَةِ al-ḵāʔifati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	خَائِفَيْن ḵāʔifayn	الْخَائِفَيْن al-ḵāʔifayn	خَائِفَتَيْن ḵāʔifatayn	الْخَائِفَتَيْن al-ḵāʔifatayn
Nominative	خَائِفَانِ ḵāʔifāni	الْخَائِفَانِ al-ḵāʔifāni	خَائِفَتَانِ ḵāʔifatāni	الْخَائِفَتَانِ al-ḵāʔifatāni
Accusative	خَائِفَيْنِ ḵāʔifayni	الْخَائِفَيْنِ al-ḵāʔifayni	خَائِفَتَيْنِ ḵāʔifatayni	الْخَائِفَتَيْنِ al-ḵāʔifatayni
Genitive	خَائِفَيْنِ ḵāʔifayni	الْخَائِفَيْنِ al-ḵāʔifayni	خَائِفَتَيْنِ ḵāʔifatayni	الْخَائِفَتَيْنِ al-ḵāʔifatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural‎; basic broken plural triptote		sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	خَائِفِين‎; خُوَّف‎; خُيَّف ḵāʔifīn‎; ḵuwwaf‎; ḵuyyaf	الْخَائِفِين‎; الْخُوَّف‎; الْخُيَّف al-ḵāʔifīn‎; al-ḵuwwaf‎; al-ḵuyyaf	خَائِفَات‎; خُوَّف‎; خُيَّف ḵāʔifāt‎; ḵuwwaf‎; ḵuyyaf	الْخَائِفَات‎; الْخُوَّف‎; الْخُيَّف al-ḵāʔifāt‎; al-ḵuwwaf‎; al-ḵuyyaf
Nominative	خَائِفُونَ‎; خُوَّفٌ‎; خُيَّفٌ ḵāʔifūna‎; ḵuwwafun‎; ḵuyyafun	الْخَائِفُونَ‎; الْخُوَّفُ‎; الْخُيَّفُ al-ḵāʔifūna‎; al-ḵuwwafu‎; al-ḵuyyafu	خَائِفَاتٌ‎; خُوَّفٌ‎; خُيَّفٌ ḵāʔifātun‎; ḵuwwafun‎; ḵuyyafun	الْخَائِفَاتُ‎; الْخُوَّفُ‎; الْخُيَّفُ al-ḵāʔifātu‎; al-ḵuwwafu‎; al-ḵuyyafu
Accusative	خَائِفِينَ‎; خُوَّفًا‎; خُيَّفًا ḵāʔifīna‎; ḵuwwafan‎; ḵuyyafan	الْخَائِفِينَ‎; الْخُوَّفَ‎; الْخُيَّفَ al-ḵāʔifīna‎; al-ḵuwwafa‎; al-ḵuyyafa	خَائِفَاتٍ‎; خُوَّفًا‎; خُيَّفًا ḵāʔifātin‎; ḵuwwafan‎; ḵuyyafan	الْخَائِفَاتِ‎; الْخُوَّفَ‎; الْخُيَّفَ al-ḵāʔifāti‎; al-ḵuwwafa‎; al-ḵuyyafa
Genitive	خَائِفِينَ‎; خُوَّفٍ‎; خُيَّفٍ ḵāʔifīna‎; ḵuwwafin‎; ḵuyyafin	الْخَائِفِينَ‎; الْخُوَّفِ‎; الْخُيَّفِ al-ḵāʔifīna‎; al-ḵuwwafi‎; al-ḵuyyafi	خَائِفَاتٍ‎; خُوَّفٍ‎; خُيَّفٍ ḵāʔifātin‎; ḵuwwafin‎; ḵuyyafin	الْخَائِفَاتِ‎; الْخُوَّفِ‎; الْخُيَّفِ al-ḵāʔifāti‎; al-ḵuwwafi‎; al-ḵuyyafi

References

Lane, Edward William (1863) “خائف”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎, London: Williams & Norgate

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