خروف
See also: حروف
Arabic
Etymology
From the root خ ر ف (ḵ-r-f) meaning "to gather produce", "to become ripe or attaining fullness", autumn or harvest, a lamb or colt that has lived long enough to pasture on the produce of this season.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /xa.ruːf/
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Noun
خَرُوف • (ḵarūf) m (plural خِرْفَان (ḵirfān))
- lamb (mammal)
- a colt of 6-7 months of age (mammal)
- (figuratively) young ignorant person, naive, being born yesterday
Declension
Declension of noun خَرُوف (ḵarūf)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | خَرُوف ḵarūf |
الْخَرُوف al-ḵarūf |
خَرُوف ḵarūf |
| Nominative | خَرُوفٌ ḵarūfun |
الْخَرُوفُ al-ḵarūfu |
خَرُوفُ ḵarūfu |
| Accusative | خَرُوفًا ḵarūfan |
الْخَرُوفَ al-ḵarūfa |
خَرُوفَ ḵarūfa |
| Genitive | خَرُوفٍ ḵarūfin |
الْخَرُوفِ al-ḵarūfi |
خَرُوفِ ḵarūfi |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | خَرُوفَيْن ḵarūfayn |
الْخَرُوفَيْن al-ḵarūfayn |
خَرُوفَيْ ḵarūfay |
| Nominative | خَرُوفَانِ ḵarūfāni |
الْخَرُوفَانِ al-ḵarūfāni |
خَرُوفَا ḵarūfā |
| Accusative | خَرُوفَيْنِ ḵarūfayni |
الْخَرُوفَيْنِ al-ḵarūfayni |
خَرُوفَيْ ḵarūfay |
| Genitive | خَرُوفَيْنِ ḵarūfayni |
الْخَرُوفَيْنِ al-ḵarūfayni |
خَرُوفَيْ ḵarūfay |
| Plural | basic broken plural triptote | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | خِرْفَان ḵirfān |
الْخِرْفَان al-ḵirfān |
خِرْفَان ḵirfān |
| Nominative | خِرْفَانٌ ḵirfānun |
الْخِرْفَانُ al-ḵirfānu |
خِرْفَانُ ḵirfānu |
| Accusative | خِرْفَانًا ḵirfānan |
الْخِرْفَانَ al-ḵirfāna |
خِرْفَانَ ḵirfāna |
| Genitive | خِرْفَانٍ ḵirfānin |
الْخِرْفَانِ al-ḵirfāni |
خِرْفَانِ ḵirfāni |
References
Lane, Edward William (1863), “خروف”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, pages 725-727
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