خائف

Arabic

Etymology

Derived from the active participle of the verb خَافَ‎ (ḵāfa, “to fear”), from the root خ و ف‎ (ḵ-w-f).

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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