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خَشِي
to fear /ˈxa.ʃi.ja/
verbA2#789 most common
Also: to dread, to be in awe of, to be afraid of
Example sentences
خَشِيَ الوَلَدُ الكَلْبَ.
The boy feared the dog.
أَخْشَى الظَّلامَ في اللَّيْلِ.
I fear the dark at night.
خَشِيتُ أَنْ أَتَأَخَّرَ عَنِ المَوْعِدِ.
I feared I would be late for the appointment.
كانَتِ الأُمُّ تَخْشَى عَلى أَطْفالِها مِنَ المَرَضِ.
The mother feared for her children's health.
خَشِيَ النّاسُ مِنْ عَواقِبِ القَرارِ الجَديدِ.
People dreaded the consequences of the new decision.
مَنْ خَشِيَ اللهَ في سِرِّهِ وَعَلانِيَتِهِ نالَ رِضاهُ.
Whoever fears God in private and in public attains His pleasure.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | أَخْشَى | خَشِيتُ | سَأَخْشَى |
| 2sg | تَخْشَى | خَشِيتَ | سَتَخْشَى |
| 3sg | يَخْشَى | خَشِيَ | سَيَخْشَى |
| 1pl | نَخْشَى | خَشِينَا | سَنَخْشَى |
| 2pl | تَخْشَوْنَ | خَشِيتُم | سَتَخْشَوْنَ |
| 3pl | يَخْشَوْنَ | خَشُوا | سَيَخْشَوْنَ |
Word family
خَشْيَةfear, dread, reverence
خاشٍfearing, in awe
يَخْشَىhe fears (present tense)
مَخْشِيّfeared, dreaded
Etymology
خَشِيَ comes from the triliteral Semitic root خ-ش-ي, which carries fear joined with awe. It follows the فَعِلَ pattern used for verbs of feeling and inner state. Classical Arabic and the Quran favor it for reverential fear, above all the fear of God. It contrasts with خافَ, a more general word for being afraid.
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