خريف

العربية

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خريف

  • /xa.riːf/

Rhymes with -iːf

Where it comes from

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 ḫarf, Shehri ḫorf, Soqotri ḥorf, Harsusi ḫōref, Ge'ez ኀሪፍ (ḫärif).

noun خَرِيف · ḵarīf · الْخَرِيف · خَرِيفٌ

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

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"خريف." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AE%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%81. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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خريف. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AE%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%81

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"خريف." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AE%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%81.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {خريف},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AE%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%81},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}

The meanings are in English: this language's words come from the English Wiktionary. From Wiktionary, the free dictionary, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Recordings from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own free license: Ar-خريف.ogg.