خواف

Arabic

Etymology

Characteristic adjective of the verb خَافَ (ḵāfa, “to fear”), from the root خ و ف (ḵ-w-f).

Adjective

خَوَّاف • (ḵawwāf) (feminine خَوَّافَة (ḵawwāfa), masculine plural خَوَّافُونَ (ḵawwāfūna), feminine plural خَوَّافَات (ḵawwāfāt))

1. fearful, cowardly, timid, fainthearted

   Synonym: جَبَان (jabān)

Declension

Declension of adjective خَوَّاف (ḵawwāf)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	خَوَّاف ḵawwāf	الْخَوَّاف al-ḵawwāf	خَوَّافَة ḵawwāfa	الْخَوَّافَة al-ḵawwāfa
Nominative	خَوَّافٌ ḵawwāfun	الْخَوَّافُ al-ḵawwāfu	خَوَّافَةٌ ḵawwāfatun	الْخَوَّافَةُ al-ḵawwāfatu
Accusative	خَوَّافًا ḵawwāfan	الْخَوَّافَ al-ḵawwāfa	خَوَّافَةً ḵawwāfatan	الْخَوَّافَةَ al-ḵawwāfata
Genitive	خَوَّافٍ ḵawwāfin	الْخَوَّافِ al-ḵawwāfi	خَوَّافَةٍ ḵawwāfatin	الْخَوَّافَةِ al-ḵawwāfati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	خَوَّافَيْن ḵawwāfayn	الْخَوَّافَيْن al-ḵawwāfayn	خَوَّافَتَيْن ḵawwāfatayn	الْخَوَّافَتَيْن al-ḵawwāfatayn
Nominative	خَوَّافَانِ ḵawwāfāni	الْخَوَّافَانِ al-ḵawwāfāni	خَوَّافَتَانِ ḵawwāfatāni	الْخَوَّافَتَانِ al-ḵawwāfatāni
Accusative	خَوَّافَيْنِ ḵawwāfayni	الْخَوَّافَيْنِ al-ḵawwāfayni	خَوَّافَتَيْنِ ḵawwāfatayni	الْخَوَّافَتَيْنِ al-ḵawwāfatayni
Genitive	خَوَّافَيْنِ ḵawwāfayni	الْخَوَّافَيْنِ al-ḵawwāfayni	خَوَّافَتَيْنِ ḵawwāfatayni	الْخَوَّافَتَيْنِ al-ḵawwāfatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	خَوَّافِين ḵawwāfīn	الْخَوَّافِين al-ḵawwāfīn	خَوَّافَات ḵawwāfāt	الْخَوَّافَات al-ḵawwāfāt
Nominative	خَوَّافُونَ ḵawwāfūna	الْخَوَّافُونَ al-ḵawwāfūna	خَوَّافَاتٌ ḵawwāfātun	الْخَوَّافَاتُ al-ḵawwāfātu
Accusative	خَوَّافِينَ ḵawwāfīna	الْخَوَّافِينَ al-ḵawwāfīna	خَوَّافَاتٍ ḵawwāfātin	الْخَوَّافَاتِ al-ḵawwāfāti
Genitive	خَوَّافِينَ ḵawwāfīna	الْخَوَّافِينَ al-ḵawwāfīna	خَوَّافَاتٍ ḵawwāfātin	الْخَوَّافَاتِ al-ḵawwāfāti