خريف

See also: حریق‎, حريف‎, حریف‎, and حريق‎

Arabic

Etymology

From the root خ ر ف‎ (ḵ-r-f) meaning "to gather produce", "to become ripe or attaining fullness". ِCognate with Hebrew חֹורֶף‎ (khóref), Sabaean and Qatabanian Old South Arabian 𐩭𐩧𐩰‎ (ḫrf), Mehri [script needed] (ḫarf), Shehri [script needed] (ḫorf), Soqotri [script needed] (ḥorf), Harsusi [script needed] (ḫōref), Ge'ez ኀሪፍ (ḫärif).

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Noun

خَرِيف • (ḵarīf) m

  1. autumn, fall
  2. harvest
  3. fresh ripe dates or fruit in general
  4. a year, one complete agricultural cycle

Declension
Declension of noun خَرِيف (ḵarīf)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal خَرِيف
ḵarīf		 الْخَرِيف‎
al-ḵarīf		 خَرِيف
ḵarīf
Nominative خَرِيفٌ
ḵarīfun		 الْخَرِيفُ‎
al-ḵarīfu		 خَرِيفُ
ḵarīfu
Accusative خَرِيفًا‎
ḵarīfan		 الْخَرِيفَ‎
al-ḵarīfa		 خَرِيفَ
ḵarīfa
Genitive خَرِيفٍ
ḵarīfin		 الْخَرِيفِ‎
al-ḵarīfi		 خَرِيفِ
ḵarīfi

See also
Seasons in Arabic · فصول‎ (layout · text)
ربيع‎ (“spring”) صيف‎ (“summer”) خريف (“autumn”) شتاء‎ (“winter”)

References

Lane, Edward William (1863), “خريف”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, pages 725-727

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