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))

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
dual	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