From the rootخ ر ف(ḵ r f), from which particularlyخَرِيف(ḵarīf,“autumn; ayear, 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.
خَرُوف• (ḵarūf) m (pluralخِرْفَان(ḵirfān)orأَخْرِفَة(ʔaḵrifa)orخِرَاف(ḵirāf))
| singular | basic singulartriptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | basicbroken pluraltriptote; broken pluraltriptote inـَة(-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 |
خَروف• (ḵarūf) m (pluralخِرْفان(ḵirfān)orغَنَم(ḡanam))
خروف• (ḵārūf) m (pluralخرفان(ḵirfān)orخواريف(ḵawārīf))
خروف• (ḵrūf) m (pluralخرفان(ḵarfān),feminineخروفة(ḵrūfa)orنعجة(naʕja))