خوف

See also: جوف and خ و ف

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root خ و ف (ḵ-w-f).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xawf/

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Noun

خَوْف • (ḵawf) m (plural أَخْوَاف (ʔaḵwāf))

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

Declension

Declension of noun خَوْف (ḵawf)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	خَوْف ḵawf	الْخَوْف al-ḵawf	خَوْف ḵawf
Nominative	خَوْفٌ ḵawfun	الْخَوْفُ al-ḵawfu	خَوْفُ ḵawfu
Accusative	خَوْفًا ḵawfan	الْخَوْفَ al-ḵawfa	خَوْفَ ḵawfa
Genitive	خَوْفٍ ḵawfin	الْخَوْفِ al-ḵawfi	خَوْفِ ḵawfi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	خَوْفَيْن ḵawfayn	الْخَوْفَيْن al-ḵawfayn	خَوْفَيْ ḵawfay
Nominative	خَوْفَانِ ḵawfāni	الْخَوْفَانِ al-ḵawfāni	خَوْفَا ḵawfā
Accusative	خَوْفَيْنِ ḵawfayni	الْخَوْفَيْنِ al-ḵawfayni	خَوْفَيْ ḵawfay
Genitive	خَوْفَيْنِ ḵawfayni	الْخَوْفَيْنِ al-ḵawfayni	خَوْفَيْ ḵawfay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَخْوَاف ʔaḵwāf	الْأَخْوَاف al-ʔaḵwāf	أَخْوَاف ʔaḵwāf
Nominative	أَخْوَافٌ ʔaḵwāfun	الْأَخْوَافُ al-ʔaḵwāfu	أَخْوَافُ ʔaḵwāfu
Accusative	أَخْوَافًا ʔaḵwāfan	الْأَخْوَافَ al-ʔaḵwāfa	أَخْوَافَ ʔaḵwāfa
Genitive	أَخْوَافٍ ʔaḵwāfin	الْأَخْوَافِ al-ʔaḵwāfi	أَخْوَافِ ʔaḵwāfi

Descendants

• Gulf Arabic: خوف (ḵōf)
• → Persian: خوف (xowf)

Etymology 2

Verb

خَوَّفَ • (ḵawwafa) II, non-past يُخَوِّفُ‎ (yuḵawwifu)

1. to frighten

Conjugation

Conjugation of

خَوَّفَ

(form-II sound)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						تَخْوِيف taḵwīf
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُخَوِّف muḵawwif
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُخَوَّف muḵawwaf
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	خَوَّفْتُ ḵawwaftu	خَوَّفْتَ ḵawwafta	خَوَّفَ ḵawwafa		خَوَّفْتُمَا ḵawwaftumā	خَوَّفَا ḵawwafā		خَوَّفْنَا ḵawwafnā	خَوَّفْتُمْ ḵawwaftum	خَوَّفُوا ḵawwafū
	f		خَوَّفْتِ ḵawwafti	خَوَّفَتْ ḵawwafat			خَوَّفَتَا ḵawwafatā			خَوَّفْتُنَّ ḵawwaftunna	خَوَّفْنَ ḵawwafna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُخَوِّفُ ʔuḵawwifu	تُخَوِّفُ tuḵawwifu	يُخَوِّفُ yuḵawwifu		تُخَوِّفَانِ tuḵawwifāni	يُخَوِّفَانِ yuḵawwifāni		نُخَوِّفُ nuḵawwifu	تُخَوِّفُونَ tuḵawwifūna	يُخَوِّفُونَ yuḵawwifūna
	f		تُخَوِّفِينَ tuḵawwifīna	تُخَوِّفُ tuḵawwifu			تُخَوِّفَانِ tuḵawwifāni			تُخَوِّفْنَ tuḵawwifna	يُخَوِّفْنَ yuḵawwifna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُخَوِّفَ ʔuḵawwifa	تُخَوِّفَ tuḵawwifa	يُخَوِّفَ yuḵawwifa		تُخَوِّفَا tuḵawwifā	يُخَوِّفَا yuḵawwifā		نُخَوِّفَ nuḵawwifa	تُخَوِّفُوا tuḵawwifū	يُخَوِّفُوا yuḵawwifū
	f		تُخَوِّفِي tuḵawwifī	تُخَوِّفَ tuḵawwifa			تُخَوِّفَا tuḵawwifā			تُخَوِّفْنَ tuḵawwifna	يُخَوِّفْنَ yuḵawwifna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُخَوِّفْ ʔuḵawwif	تُخَوِّفْ tuḵawwif	يُخَوِّفْ yuḵawwif		تُخَوِّفَا tuḵawwifā	يُخَوِّفَا yuḵawwifā		نُخَوِّفْ nuḵawwif	تُخَوِّفُوا tuḵawwifū	يُخَوِّفُوا yuḵawwifū
	f		تُخَوِّفِي tuḵawwifī	تُخَوِّفْ tuḵawwif			تُخَوِّفَا tuḵawwifā			تُخَوِّفْنَ tuḵawwifna	يُخَوِّفْنَ yuḵawwifna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		خَوِّفْ ḵawwif			خَوِّفَا ḵawwifā				خَوِّفُوا ḵawwifū
	f		خَوِّفِي ḵawwifī							خَوِّفْنَ ḵawwifna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	خُوِّفْتُ ḵuwwiftu	خُوِّفْتَ ḵuwwifta	خُوِّفَ ḵuwwifa		خُوِّفْتُمَا ḵuwwiftumā	خُوِّفَا ḵuwwifā		خُوِّفْنَا ḵuwwifnā	خُوِّفْتُمْ ḵuwwiftum	خُوِّفُوا ḵuwwifū
	f		خُوِّفْتِ ḵuwwifti	خُوِّفَتْ ḵuwwifat			خُوِّفَتَا ḵuwwifatā			خُوِّفْتُنَّ ḵuwwiftunna	خُوِّفْنَ ḵuwwifna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُخَوَّفُ ʔuḵawwafu	تُخَوَّفُ tuḵawwafu	يُخَوَّفُ yuḵawwafu		تُخَوَّفَانِ tuḵawwafāni	يُخَوَّفَانِ yuḵawwafāni		نُخَوَّفُ nuḵawwafu	تُخَوَّفُونَ tuḵawwafūna	يُخَوَّفُونَ yuḵawwafūna
	f		تُخَوَّفِينَ tuḵawwafīna	تُخَوَّفُ tuḵawwafu			تُخَوَّفَانِ tuḵawwafāni			تُخَوَّفْنَ tuḵawwafna	يُخَوَّفْنَ yuḵawwafna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُخَوَّفَ ʔuḵawwafa	تُخَوَّفَ tuḵawwafa	يُخَوَّفَ yuḵawwafa		تُخَوَّفَا tuḵawwafā	يُخَوَّفَا yuḵawwafā		نُخَوَّفَ nuḵawwafa	تُخَوَّفُوا tuḵawwafū	يُخَوَّفُوا yuḵawwafū
	f		تُخَوَّفِي tuḵawwafī	تُخَوَّفَ tuḵawwafa			تُخَوَّفَا tuḵawwafā			تُخَوَّفْنَ tuḵawwafna	يُخَوَّفْنَ yuḵawwafna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُخَوَّفْ ʔuḵawwaf	تُخَوَّفْ tuḵawwaf	يُخَوَّفْ yuḵawwaf		تُخَوَّفَا tuḵawwafā	يُخَوَّفَا yuḵawwafā		نُخَوَّفْ nuḵawwaf	تُخَوَّفُوا tuḵawwafū	يُخَوَّفُوا yuḵawwafū
	f		تُخَوَّفِي tuḵawwafī	تُخَوَّفْ tuḵawwaf			تُخَوَّفَا tuḵawwafā			تُخَوَّفْنَ tuḵawwafna	يُخَوَّفْنَ yuḵawwafna

Related terms

• تَخْوِيف (taḵwīf)

Etymology 3

Adjective

خُوَّف • (ḵuwwaf) m pl

1. masculine plural of خَائِف (ḵāʔif)

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Persian

Etymology

From Arabic خَوْف (ḵawf).

Noun

Dari	خوف
Iranian Persian
Tajik	хавф

خوف • (xouf) (plural خوف‌ها (xouf-hâ))

1. fear

Synonyms

• بیم (bim)
• ترس (tars)
• سهم (sahm)

Derived terms

• خوفناک (xoufnâk)

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Urdu

Etymology

From Arabic خَوْف (ḵawf).

Noun

خوف • (xauf) m (Hindi spelling ख़ौफ़)

1. fear