English → Arabic
scared in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- khāʾif
- Arabizi
kha2if- Type
- adjective · masculine
- Plural
- خَائِفُونَ khāʾifūn
Other meanings
- مَذْعُور madhʿūr — scared · terrified, panic-stricken
How to use it
The most common word for 'scared' is خائف (khāʾif). It's an active participle and can be used for both masculine and feminine singular nouns. مذعور (madhʿūr) implies a stronger, more sudden fear, like panic.
Example sentences
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أنا خائف من الظلام.
anā khāʾif min aẓ-ẓalām.
I am scared of the dark.
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كان الطفل مذعوراً من الصوت العالي.
kāna aṭ-ṭiflu madhʿūran min aṣ-ṣawt al-ʿālī.
The child was scared by the loud noise.
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لا تكن خائفاً، كل شيء سيكون بخير.
lā takun khāʾifan, kullu shayʾin sayakūnu bikhayr.
Don't be scared, everything will be fine.
Examples from real texts
Sentences taken from published bilingual texts (subtitles, documents). They show the word in context and are not reviewed one by one.
I'm not scared.
أنا لستُ خائفاً.
"Uh, I'm scared!
أنا خائفة!
Sami scared Layla.
أخاف سامي ليلى.
I was very scared.
أطُلقت عدة طلقات في الهواء فارتعبت.
Tom was very scared.
توم خائف جداً.
I'm seriously scared.
أنا خائفة حقًا.
Sami feels so scared.
سامي خائف جدّا.
You really scared us.
لكن اللي شفته امس ماكان علشان هالسبب.
Are you scared already?
هل بدأت تشعر بالخوف؟
I'm not scared of them.
لست خائفا منهم.
Princess Sara is scared.
الأميره سارة خائفة.
I'm really scared of thunderstorms.
الحقيقة أني أخاف البرق
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