خروف

See also: حروف

Arabic

Etymology

From the root خ ر ف (ḵ-r-f), from which particularly خَرِيف (ḵarīf, “autumn; a year, one complete agricultural cycle”), meaning a lamb or colt that has lived long enough to pasture on the produce of this season or born in this season, or one year old.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /xa.ruːf/
  • Audio(file)

Noun

خَرُوف • (ḵarūf) m (plural خِرْفَان (ḵirfān) or أَخْرِفَة (ʔaḵrifa) or خِرَاف (ḵirāf))

  1. lamb (mammal)
  2. a colt of 6-7 months of age (mammal)
  3. (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; broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal خِرْفَان‎; أَخْرِفَة‎; خِرَاف
ḵirfān‎; ʔaḵrifa‎; ḵirāf		 الْخِرْفَان‎; الْأَخْرِفَة‎; الْخِرَاف
al-ḵirfān‎; al-ʔaḵrifa‎; al-ḵirāf		 خِرْفَان‎; أَخْرِفَة‎; خِرَاف
ḵirfān‎; ʔaḵrifat‎; ḵirāf
Nominative خِرْفَانٌ‎; أَخْرِفَةٌ‎; خِرَافٌ
ḵirfānun‎; ʔaḵrifatun‎; ḵirāfun		 الْخِرْفَانُ‎; الْأَخْرِفَةُ‎; الْخِرَافُ
al-ḵirfānu‎; al-ʔaḵrifatu‎; al-ḵirāfu		 خِرْفَانُ‎; أَخْرِفَةُ‎; خِرَافُ
ḵirfānu‎; ʔaḵrifatu‎; ḵirāfu
Accusative خِرْفَانًا‎; أَخْرِفَةً‎; خِرَافًا
ḵirfānan‎; ʔaḵrifatan‎; ḵirāfan		 الْخِرْفَانَ‎; الْأَخْرِفَةَ‎; الْخِرَافَ
al-ḵirfāna‎; al-ʔaḵrifata‎; al-ḵirāfa		 خِرْفَانَ‎; أَخْرِفَةَ‎; خِرَافَ
ḵirfāna‎; ʔaḵrifata‎; ḵirāfa
Genitive خِرْفَانٍ‎; أَخْرِفَةٍ‎; خِرَافٍ
ḵirfānin‎; ʔaḵrifatin‎; ḵirāfin		 الْخِرْفَانِ‎; الْأَخْرِفَةِ‎; الْخِرَافِ
al-ḵirfāni‎; al-ʔaḵrifati‎; al-ḵirāfi		 خِرْفَانِ‎; أَخْرِفَةِ‎; خِرَافِ
ḵirfāni‎; ʔaḵrifati‎; ḵirāfi

Descendants
  • Gulf Arabic: خروف (ḵarūf)
  • Hijazi Arabic: خاروف (ḵārūf)
  • Maltese: ħaruf
  • Moroccan Arabic: خروف (ḵrūf)

Gulf Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic خَرُوف (ḵarūf).

Pronunciation
  • (Kuwait) IPA(key): /χəˈruːf/

Noun

خَروف • (ḵarūf) m (plural خِرْفان (ḵirfān) or غَنَم (ḡanam))

  1. sheep
  2. (derogatory) a man who lowers himself or does anything possible to impress a woman; a simp
  3. (derogatory, slang) a weak person (male)

Hijazi Arabic

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /xaːˈruːf/

Noun

خروف • (ḵārūf) m (plural خرفان (ḵirfān) or خواريف (ḵawārīf))

  1. Alternative form of خاروف (ḵārūf)

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic خَرُوف (ḵarūf).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /xruːf/
  • Audio(file)

Noun

خروف • (ḵrūf) m (plural خرفان (ḵarfān), feminine خروفة (ḵrūfa) or نعجة (naʕja))

  1. sheep
    Synonym: حولي (ḥawli)
  2. lamb

South Levantine Arabic
Root
خ ر ف
6 terms

Etymology

From Arabic خَرُوف (ḵarūf).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /xa.ruːf/, [xaˈruːf]
  • Audio (Ramallah)(file)

Noun

خروف • (ḵarūf) m (plural خرفان (ḵerfān))

  1. sheep
    Synonym: (collective) غنم (ḡanam)
  2. lamb
  3. (slang) a curly haired person
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