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Hijazi Arabic
Etymology
From Arabic خَائِف (ḵāʔif).
Pronunciation
Adjective
خايف • (ḵāyif) (feminine خايْفة (ḵāyfa), common plural خايْفين (ḵāyfīn))
- afraid, scared
South Levantine Arabic
Etymology
From Arabic خَائِف (ḵāʔif). Equivalent to the active participle of خاف (ḵaf, “to be afraid, scared”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
خايف • (ḵāyef) (feminine خايفة (ḵāyfe), common plural خايفين (ḵāyfīn))
- 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 oil running out when she graduates.