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خَوْف
fear /ˈxawf/
nounA2#927 most common
Also: fright, dread, anxiety
Example sentences
عِنْدِي خَوْف.
I have fear.
الخَوْفُ مِنَ الظَّلامِ طَبيعِيٌّ.
Fear of the dark is natural.
شَعَرْتُ بِخَوْفٍ شَديدٍ عِندَما سَمِعْتُ الصَّوْتَ.
I felt intense fear when I heard the sound.
لا داعِيَ لِلخَوْفِ، كُلُّ شَيءٍ تَحتَ السَّيطَرَةِ.
There is no need for fear, everything is under control.
يَتَحَكَّمُ الخَوْفُ مِنَ الفَشَلِ في كَثيرٍ مِن قَراراتِنا.
Fear of failure controls many of our decisions.
لا يُولَدُ الشُّجاعُ بِلا خَوْفٍ، بَل يَتَعَلَّمُ كَيفَ يَتَجاوَزُهُ.
The brave are not born without fear; they learn how to move past it.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | خَوْفٌ | None |
| Genitive | خَوْفٍ | None |
| Accusative | خَوْفًا | None |
| Vocative | يا خَوْفُ | None |
Word family
خافَto fear, to be afraid
خائِفafraid, fearfulمَخُوفdreadful, feared
تَخْويفintimidation, scaring
خِيفَةfear, awe
Etymology
خَوْف is the verbal noun of the verb خاف, meaning to fear or to be afraid. It comes from the triliteral Semitic root خ-و-ف, which carries the core sense of fear. The word is the standard Arabic term for fear in everyday speech and in classical religious writing.
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