Arabic reference
خَافَ
khāfa
to fear
Irregular · 8 form tables
Modern Standard Arabic. Thirteen subject rows distinguish person, number and gender. Arabic forms retain their vowel marks; readings and English meanings appear alongside them.
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Active
Perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | khiftuI feared; I have feared |
| naḥnu (we) | khifnāwe feared; we have feared |
| anta (you, one man) | khiftayou (one man) feared; you (one man) have feared |
| anti (you, one woman) | khiftiyou (one woman) feared; you (one woman) have feared |
| antumā (you two) | khiftumāyou two feared; you two have feared |
| antum (you, men) | khiftumyou (plural, masculine) feared; you (plural, masculine) have feared |
| antunna (you, women) | khiftunnayou (plural, feminine) feared; you (plural, feminine) have feared |
| huwa (he) | khāfahe feared; he has feared |
| hiya (she) | khāfatshe feared; she has feared |
| humā (they two, masculine) | khāfāthey two (masculine) feared; they two (masculine) have feared |
| humā (they two, feminine) | khāfatāthey two (feminine) feared; they two (feminine) have feared |
| hum (they, men) | khāfūthey (masculine) feared; they (masculine) have feared |
| hunna (they, women) | khifnathey (feminine) feared; they (feminine) have feared |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | akhāfuI fear |
| naḥnu (we) | nakhāfuwe fear |
| anta (you, one man) | takhāfuyou (one man) fear |
| anti (you, one woman) | takhāfīnayou (one woman) fear |
| antumā (you two) | takhāfāniyou two fear |
| antum (you, men) | takhāfūnayou (plural, masculine) fear |
| antunna (you, women) | takhafnayou (plural, feminine) fear |
| huwa (he) | yakhāfuhe fears |
| hiya (she) | takhāfushe fears |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yakhāfānithey two (masculine) fear |
| humā (they two, feminine) | takhāfānithey two (feminine) fear |
| hum (they, men) | yakhāfūnathey (masculine) fear |
| hunna (they, women) | yakhafnathey (feminine) fear |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | akhāfa(that) I fear |
| naḥnu (we) | nakhāfa(that) we fear |
| anta (you, one man) | takhāfa(that) you (one man) fear |
| anti (you, one woman) | takhāfī(that) you (one woman) fear |
| antumā (you two) | takhāfā(that) you two fear |
| antum (you, men) | takhāfū(that) you (plural, masculine) fear |
| antunna (you, women) | takhafna(that) you (plural, feminine) fear |
| huwa (he) | yakhāfa(that) he fears |
| hiya (she) | takhāfa(that) she fears |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yakhāfā(that) they two (masculine) fear |
| humā (they two, feminine) | takhāfā(that) they two (feminine) fear |
| hum (they, men) | yakhāfū(that) they (masculine) fear |
| hunna (they, women) | yakhafna(that) they (feminine) fear |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | akhafI fear (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | nakhafwe fear (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | takhafyou (one man) fear (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | takhāfīyou (one woman) fear (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | takhāfāyou two fear (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | takhāfūyou (plural, masculine) fear (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | takhafnayou (plural, feminine) fear (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yakhafhe fears (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | takhafshe fears (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yakhāfāthey two (masculine) fear (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | takhāfāthey two (feminine) fear (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yakhāfūthey (masculine) fear (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yakhafnathey (feminine) fear (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | khaffear! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | khāfīfear! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | khāfāfear! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | khāfūfear! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | khafnafear! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾakhāfuI will fear |
| naḥnu (we) | sanakhāfuwe will fear |
| anta (you, one man) | satakhāfuyou (one man) will fear |
| anti (you, one woman) | satakhāfīnayou (one woman) will fear |
| antumā (you two) | satakhāfāniyou two will fear |
| antum (you, men) | satakhāfūnayou (plural, masculine) will fear |
| antunna (you, women) | satakhafnayou (plural, feminine) will fear |
| huwa (he) | sayakhāfuhe will fear |
| hiya (she) | satakhāfushe will fear |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayakhāfānithey two (masculine) will fear |
| humā (they two, feminine) | satakhāfānithey two (feminine) will fear |
| hum (they, men) | sayakhāfūnathey (masculine) will fear |
| hunna (they, women) | sayakhafnathey (feminine) will fear |
Passive
Passive perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | khiftuI was feared; I have been feared |
| naḥnu (we) | khifnāwe were feared; we have been feared |
| anta (you, one man) | khiftayou (one man) were feared; you (one man) have been feared |
| anti (you, one woman) | khiftiyou (one woman) were feared; you (one woman) have been feared |
| antumā (you two) | khiftumāyou two were feared; you two have been feared |
| antum (you, men) | khiftumyou (plural, masculine) were feared; you (plural, masculine) have been feared |
| antunna (you, women) | khiftunnayou (plural, feminine) were feared; you (plural, feminine) have been feared |
| huwa (he) | khīfahe was feared; he has been feared |
| hiya (she) | khīfatshe was feared; she has been feared |
| humā (they two, masculine) | khīfāthey two (masculine) were feared; they two (masculine) have been feared |
| humā (they two, feminine) | khīfatāthey two (feminine) were feared; they two (feminine) have been feared |
| hum (they, men) | khīfūthey (masculine) were feared; they (masculine) have been feared |
| hunna (they, women) | khifnathey (feminine) were feared; they (feminine) have been feared |
Passive present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ukhāfuI am feared |
| naḥnu (we) | nukhāfuwe are feared |
| anta (you, one man) | tukhāfuyou (one man) are feared |
| anti (you, one woman) | tukhāfīnayou (one woman) are feared |
| antumā (you two) | tukhāfāniyou two are feared |
| antum (you, men) | tukhāfūnayou (plural, masculine) are feared |
| antunna (you, women) | tukhafnayou (plural, feminine) are feared |
| huwa (he) | yukhāfuhe is feared |
| hiya (she) | tukhāfushe is feared |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yukhāfānithey two (masculine) are feared |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tukhāfānithey two (feminine) are feared |
| hum (they, men) | yukhāfūnathey (masculine) are feared |
| hunna (they, women) | yukhafnathey (feminine) are feared |
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