خروف

العربية

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خروف

/xa.ruːf/

Where it comes from

From the root خ ر ف (ḵ r f), from which particularly خَرِيف (ḵarīf, “autumn; a year, one complete agricultural cycle”), meaning a lamb or colt that has lived long enough to pasture on the produce of this season or born in this season, or one year old.

noun خَرُوف · ḵarūf · خِرْفَان · أَخْرِفَة · خِرَاف

lamb (mammal)
a colt of 6-7 months of age (mammal)
figuratively young ignorant person, naive, being born yesterday

In English

sheep animal
lamb young sheep

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MLA

"خروف." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AE%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%81. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

خروف. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AE%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%81

Chicago

"خروف." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AE%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%81.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {خروف},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AE%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%81},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}