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 (ḵāʾif) (feminine خَائِفَة (ḵāʾifa), masculine plural خُوَّف (ḵuwwaf) or خُيَّف (ḵuyyaf) or خِيَّف (ḵiyyaf) or خَائِفُون (ḵāʾifūn), elative أَخْوَف (ʾaḵwaf))

  1. afraid, fearful, terrified

Declension

References

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