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مُخِيف
scary /muˈxiːf/
adjectiveA2#1266 most common
Also: frightening, terrifying, dreadful
Example sentences
الفِيلْمُ مُخِيفٌ.
The film is scary.
هذِهِ القِصَّةُ مُخِيفةٌ جِدّاً.
This story is very scary.
شاهَدْنا فِيلْماً مُخِيفاً عَنِ الأَشْباحِ.
We watched a scary film about ghosts.
كانَ المَنْزِلُ المَهْجُورُ مُخِيفاً في ظَلامِ اللَّيْلِ.
The abandoned house was frightening in the dark of night.
لا أَنْسى ذلِكَ المَنْظَرَ المُخِيفَ الَّذي رَأَيْتُهُ في الغابةِ.
I cannot forget that frightening scene I saw in the forest.
رَغْمَ مَظْهَرِهِ المُخِيفِ، كانَ الرَّجُلُ لَطِيفاً وَوَدُوداً.
Despite his frightening appearance, the man was kind and friendly.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | مُخِيفٌ | مُخِيفُونَ |
| Genitive | مُخِيفٍ | مُخِيفِينَ |
| Accusative | مُخِيفاً | مُخِيفِينَ |
| Vocative | يا مُخِيفُ | يا مُخِيفُونَ |
Word family
Etymology
مُخِيف is the active participle of the Form IV verb أَخَافَ, 'to frighten.' Both come from the triliteral root خ-و-ف, which carries the sense of fear. The base verb خَافَ means 'to be afraid,' and the Form IV pattern adds a causative sense, so the participle names whatever causes the fear.
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