خايف

From Arabic خَائِف (ḵāʔif).

• IPA^(key): /xaː.jif/, [xaː.jɪf]

خايف • (ḵāyif) (feminine خايْفة (ḵāyfa), common plural خايْفين (ḵāyfīn))

1. afraid, scared

From Arabic خَائِف (ḵāʔif). Equivalent to the active participle of خاف (ḵaf, “to be afraid, scared”).

• IPA^(key): /xaː.jif/, [ˈxæː.jɪf]

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خايف • (ḵāyef) (feminine خايفة (ḵāyfe), common plural خايفين (ḵāyfīn))

1. afraid, scared

   هي خايفة تدرس هندسة نفط ولمّا تتخرّج يخلص النّفط.

   hiyye ḵāyfe todros handase nɑfṭ w-lamma titḵarraj yoḵloṣ in-nɑfṭ.

   She's afraid of studying petroleum engineering and [then] oil running out when she graduates.