اخافهُ
Root: خوف
Form: 4
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اخافهُIV
, Verbal.Noun إِخَافَةٌ and إِخَافٌ, like كِتَابٌ, [but the latter is irreg. and rare,] He, or it, caused him, or made him, to fear, or be afraid; put him in fear; frightened, or terrified, him; and
خوّفهُ , Verbal.Noun تَخْوِيفٌ, signifies the same. So in the phrase اخاف الثَّغْرُ [The enemies' frontier caused to fear, &c.; was insecure:] or fear entered from it. You say also, مَالَ
الحَائِطُ فَأَخَافَ النَّاسَ [The wall leaned, and caused the people to fear]. And أَخَافَ اللُّصُوصُ
الطَّرِيقَ [for أَخَافَ اللُّصُوصُ أَهْلَ الطَّرِيقِ
The robbers caused the people of the road, or the passengers thereof, to fear, &c.; or it may be rendered the robbers caused the road to be insecure]. And أَخَفْتُهُ الأَمْرَ فَخَافَهُ [I caused him to fear the thing, or affair, &c., and he feared it; making the verb doubly trans.]; as also إِيَّاهُ فَتَخَوَّفَهُ. It is said in a trad., أَخِيفُوا الهَوَامَّ قَبْلَ أَنْ تُخِيفَكُمْ
Make ye the venomous reptiles and the like to fear before they make you to fear; i. e. kill ye them before they kill you.
2 مَا أَخْوَفَنِى عَلَيْكَ [How greatly do I fear for thee!].
2 مَا أَخْوَفَنِى عَلَيْكَ [How greatly do I fear for thee!].
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