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).

Pronunciation

  • (file)

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

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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