خوف

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See also: جوف and خ و ف

Arabic

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Etymology 1

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Root
خ و ف (ḵ w f)
10 terms

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /xawf/
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Noun

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خَوْف (ḵawfm

  1. verbal noun of خَافَ (ḵāfa) (form I)
  2. fear
Declension
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Descendants
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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خَوَّفَ (ḵawwafa) II (non-past يُخَوِّفُ (yuḵawwifu), verbal noun تَخْوِيف (taḵwīf))

  1. to frighten
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 3:175:
      إِنَّمَا ذَٰلِكُمُ الشَّيْطَانُ يُخَوِّفُ أَوْلِيَاءَهُ فَلَا تَخَافُوهُمْ وَخَافُونِ إِن كُنْتُم مُؤْمِنِينَ
      ʔinnamā ḏālikumu š-šayṭānu yuḵawwifu ʔawliyāʔahu falā taḵāfūhum waḵāfūni ʔin kuntum muʔminīna
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    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 17:60:
      وَنُخَوِّفُهُمْ فَمَا يَزِيدُهُمْ إِلَّا طُغْيَانًا كَبِيرًا
      wanuḵawwifuhum famā yazīduhum ʔillā ṭuḡyānan kabīran
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Conjugation
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Etymology 3

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Adjective

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خُوَّف (ḵuwwafm pl

  1. masculine plural of خَائِف (ḵāʔif)

Hijazi Arabic

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Root
خ و ف
2 terms

Etymology 1

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From Arabic خَوْف (ḵawf).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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خوف (ḵōfm

  1. fear

Etymology 2

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From Arabic خَوَّفَ (ḵawwafa).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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خَوَّف (ḵawwaf) II (non-past يِخَوِّف (yiḵawwif))

  1. to frighten
Conjugation
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    Conjugation of خوف (ḵawwaf)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m خوفت (ḵawwaft) خوفت (ḵawwaft) خوف (ḵawwaf) خوفنا (ḵawwafna) خوفتوا (ḵawwaftu) خوفوا (ḵawwafu)
f خوفتي (ḵawwafti) خوفت (ḵawwafat)
non-past m أخوف (ʔaḵawwif) تخوف (tiḵawwif) يخوف (yiḵawwif) نخوف (niḵawwif) تخوفوا (tiḵawwifu) يخوفوا (yiḵawwifu)
f تخوفي (tiḵawwifi) تخوف (tiḵawwif)
imperative m خوف (ḵawwif) خوفوا (ḵawwifu)
f خوفي (ḵawwifi)

Persian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic خَوْف (ḵawf).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? xawf
Dari reading? xawf
Iranian reading? xowf
Tajik reading? xavf

Noun

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Dari خوف
Iranian Persian
Tajik хавф

خوف (xowf) (plural خوف‌ها (xowf-hâ))

  1. fear
    Synonyms: بیم (bim), تَرس (tars), سَهم (sahm)

Derived terms

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Descendants

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South Levantine Arabic

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Root
خ و ف
4 terms

Etymology

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From Arabic خَوَّفَ (ḵawwafa).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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خوّف (ḵawwaf) II (present بخوّف (biḵawwef))

  1. to frighten

Conjugation

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    Conjugation of خوّف (ḵawwaf)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m خوّفت (ḵawwaft) خوّفت (ḵawwaft) خوّف (ḵawwaf) خوّفنا (ḵawwafna) خوّفتو (ḵawwaftu) خوّفو (ḵawwafu)
f خوّفتي (ḵawwafti) خوّفت (ḵawwafat)
present m بخوّف (baḵawwef) بتخوّف (bitḵawwef) بخوّف (biḵawwef) منخوّف (minḵawwef) بتخوّفو (bitḵawwfu) بخوّفو (biḵawwfu)
f بتخوّفي (bitḵawwfi) بتخوّف (bitḵawwef)
subjunctive m اخوّف (aḵawwef) تخوّف (tḵawwef) يخوّف (yḵawwef) نخوّف (nḵawwef) تخوّفو (tḵawwfu) يخوّفو (yḵawwfu)
f تخوّفي (tḵawwfi) تخوّف (tḵawwef)
imperative m خوّف (ḵawwef) خوّفو (ḵawwfu)
f خوّفي (ḵawwfi)

Urdu

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian خَوف (xawf), from Arabic خَوْف (ḵawf).

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Noun

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خَوف (xaufm (Hindi spelling ख़ौफ़)

  1. fear