مخافة

See also: محاقة

Arabic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.xaː.fa/

Noun

مَخَافَة • (maḵāfa) f (plural مَخَاوِف (maḵāwif))

1. verbal noun of خَافَ (ḵāfa) (form I)

   رَأْسُ الْحِكْمَةِ مَخَافَةُ اللّٰهِ

   raʔsu l-ḥikmati maḵāfatu llāhi

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   • 10th century, Al-Mutanabbi

     وَمَنْ يُنْفِقِ السَّاعَاتِ فِي جَمْعِ مِالِهِ / مَخَافَةَ فَقْرٍ فَٱلَّذِي فَعَلَ الْفَقْرُ

     waman yunfiqi s-sāʕāti fī jamʕi mi-l-ihi / maḵāfata faqrin fallaḏī faʕala l-faqru

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2. fear

Declension

Declension of noun مَخَافَة (maḵāfa)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَخَافَة maḵāfa	الْمَخَافَة al-maḵāfa	مَخَافَة maḵāfat
Nominative	مَخَافَةٌ maḵāfatun	الْمَخَافَةُ al-maḵāfatu	مَخَافَةُ maḵāfatu
Accusative	مَخَافَةً maḵāfatan	الْمَخَافَةَ al-maḵāfata	مَخَافَةَ maḵāfata
Genitive	مَخَافَةٍ maḵāfatin	الْمَخَافَةِ al-maḵāfati	مَخَافَةِ maḵāfati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَخَافَتَيْن maḵāfatayn	الْمَخَافَتَيْن al-maḵāfatayn	مَخَافَتَيْ maḵāfatay
Nominative	مَخَافَتَانِ maḵāfatāni	الْمَخَافَتَانِ al-maḵāfatāni	مَخَافَتَا maḵāfatā
Accusative	مَخَافَتَيْنِ maḵāfatayni	الْمَخَافَتَيْنِ al-maḵāfatayni	مَخَافَتَيْ maḵāfatay
Genitive	مَخَافَتَيْنِ maḵāfatayni	الْمَخَافَتَيْنِ al-maḵāfatayni	مَخَافَتَيْ maḵāfatay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَخَاوِف maḵāwif	الْمَخَاوِف al-maḵāwif	مَخَاوِف maḵāwif
Nominative	مَخَاوِفُ maḵāwifu	الْمَخَاوِفُ al-maḵāwifu	مَخَاوِفُ maḵāwifu
Accusative	مَخَاوِفَ maḵāwifa	الْمَخَاوِفَ al-maḵāwifa	مَخَاوِفَ maḵāwifa
Genitive	مَخَاوِفَ maḵāwifa	الْمَخَاوِفِ al-maḵāwifi	مَخَاوِفِ maḵāwifi