خايف

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See also: خائف

Hijazi Arabic[edit]

Root
خ و ف
2 terms

Etymology[edit]

From Arabic خَائِف (ḵāʔif).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /xaː.jif/, [xaː.jɪf]

Adjective[edit]

خايف (ḵāyif) (feminine خايْفة (ḵāyfa), common plural خايْفين (ḵāyfīn))

  1. afraid, scared

South Levantine Arabic[edit]

Root
خ و ف
4 terms

Etymology[edit]

From Arabic خَائِف (ḵāʔif). Equivalent to the active participle of خاف (ḵaf, to be afraid, scared).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /xaː.jif/, [ˈxæː.jɪf]
  • (file)

Adjective[edit]

خايف (ḵāyef) (feminine خايفة (ḵāyfe), common plural خايفين (ḵāyfīn))

  1. afraid, scared
    هي خايفة تدرس هندسة نفط ولمّا تتخرّج يخلص النّفط.
    hiyye ḵāyfe todros handase nɑfṭ w-lamma titḵarraj yoḵloṣ in-nɑfṭ.
    She's afraid of studying petroleum engineering and [then] oil running out when she graduates.