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خَرِيف
autumn (the season) /xaˈriːf/
nounB2#3781 most common
Also: fall, the autumn of life (old age, figurative)
Example sentences
يبدأ الخريف في شهر سبتمبر.
Autumn begins in September.
أوراق الشجر تتساقط في الخريف.
Tree leaves fall in autumn.
أحب فصل الخريف لأن الجو يصبح باردًا ولطيفًا.
I love autumn because the weather turns cool and pleasant.
في خريف عام ١٩٨٩، سقط جدار برلين.
In the autumn of 1989, the Berlin Wall fell.
يصف الشاعر خريف العمر بأنه فصل التأمل والحكمة.
The poet describes the autumn of life as the season of reflection and wisdom.
تتفاوت درجات الحرارة خلال فصل الخريف تفاوتًا كبيرًا نتيجة التغيرات المناخية التي يشهدها العالم.
Temperatures vary greatly during autumn because of the climate changes the world is experiencing.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | خَرِيفٌ | أَخْرِفَةٌ |
| Genitive | خَرِيفٍ | أَخْرِفَةٍ |
| Accusative | خَرِيفًا | أَخْرِفَةً |
| Vocative | يَا خَرِيفُ | يَا أَخْرِفَةُ |
Word family
خَرِيفِيّautumnal, of autumn
خَرُوفsheep, lamb
خَرَفsenility, dotage
خَارِفone who picks fruit
مِخْرَفَةfruit basket, small orchard
Etymology
Khariif comes from the Semitic root kh-r-f, tied to picking fruit and gathering harvest in ancient Arabia, since autumn was when dates and other fruit ripened. The same root gave kharaf, meaning senility, because old age was pictured as a person's own autumn. It also gave kharuf, a lamb, since sheep were commonly weaned or slaughtered in that season. Classical Arabic lexicons list khariif as one of the four standard season names, alongside spring, summer, and winter.
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