خوف

العربية

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خوف¹

  • /xawf/

noun خَوْف · ḵawf · الْخَوْف · خَوْفٌ

  1. noun from verb verbal noun of خَافَ (ḵāfa) (form I)
  2. fear (of sth مِن (min))

خوف²

verb خَوَّفَ · ḵawwafa · يُخَوِّفُ · تَخْوِيف · مُخَوِّف

  1. to frighten إِنَّمَا ذَٰلِكُمُ الشَّيْطَانُ يُخَوِّفُ أَوْلِيَاءَهُ فَلَا تَخَافُوهُمْ وَخَافُونِ إِن كُنْتُم مُؤْمِنِينَ

خوف³

adjective خُوَّف · ḵuwwaf

  1. masculine, plural masculine plural of خَائِف (ḵāʔif)

In English

  • browbeat to bully in an intimidating way
  • fear uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat
  • panic overwhelming fear or fright; an instance of this
  • terror extreme fear
  • fright A state of terror excited by the sudden appearance of danger
  • intimidate to make timid or fearful
  • horror intense distressing fear or repugnance

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {خوف},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AE%D9%88%D9%81},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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