خريف

See also: حریق, حريف, حریف, and حريق

Arabic

Etymology

From the root خ ر ف (ḵ-r-f) meaning "to gather produce", "to become ripe or attaining fullness". ِCognate with Hebrew חֹורֶף (khóref), Sabaean and Qatabanian Old South Arabian 𐩭𐩧𐩰 (ḫrf), Mehri خَرف (ḫarf), Shehri [script needed] (ḫorf), Soqotri حُرف (ḥorf), Harsusi [script needed] (ḫōref), Ge'ez ኀሪፍ (ḫärif).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xa.riːf/

• Audio:

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Noun

خَرِيف • (ḵarīf) m

1. autumn, fall
2. harvest
3. fresh ripe dates or fruit in general
4. a year, one complete agricultural cycle

Declension

Declension of noun خَرِيف (ḵarīf)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	خَرِيف ḵarīf	الْخَرِيف al-ḵarīf	خَرِيف ḵarīf
Nominative	خَرِيفٌ ḵarīfun	الْخَرِيفُ al-ḵarīfu	خَرِيفُ ḵarīfu
Accusative	خَرِيفًا ḵarīfan	الْخَرِيفَ al-ḵarīfa	خَرِيفَ ḵarīfa
Genitive	خَرِيفٍ ḵarīfin	الْخَرِيفِ al-ḵarīfi	خَرِيفِ ḵarīfi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	خَرِيفَيْن ḵarīfayn	الْخَرِيفَيْن al-ḵarīfayn	خَرِيفَيْ ḵarīfay
Nominative	خَرِيفَانِ ḵarīfāni	الْخَرِيفَانِ al-ḵarīfāni	خَرِيفَا ḵarīfā
Accusative	خَرِيفَيْنِ ḵarīfayni	الْخَرِيفَيْنِ al-ḵarīfayni	خَرِيفَيْ ḵarīfay
Genitive	خَرِيفَيْنِ ḵarīfayni	الْخَرِيفَيْنِ al-ḵarīfayni	خَرِيفَيْ ḵarīfay
Plural	plural unknown
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	? ?	? ?	? ?
Nominative	? ?	? ?	? ?
Accusative	? ?	? ?	? ?
Genitive	? ?	? ?	? ?

See also

Seasons in Arabic · فُصُول (fuṣūl) (layout · text) · category
رَبِيع (rabīʕ, “spring”)	صَيْف (ṣayf, “summer”)	خَرِيف (ḵarīf, “autumn”)	شِتَاء (šitāʔ, “winter”)

References

Lane, Edward William (1863) “خريف”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎^[1], London: Williams & Norgate, pages 725-727

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Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic خَرِيف (ḵarīf).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xriːf/

Noun

خريف • (ḵrīf) m (plural خرايف (ḵrāyif))

1. autumn, fall

See also

Seasons in Moroccan Arabic · فصول (fṣūl or fuṣūl) (layout · text) · category
ربيع (rbīʕ, “spring”)	صيف (ṣayf or ṣīf, “summer”)	خريف (ḵrīf, “autumn”)	شتا (štā, “winter”), شتوة (šatwa, “winter”)