خوف

4 اخافهُ أخاف أخافه اـخاف اـخافة اخافه اخافة , (Msb, K,) inf. n. اـِخَافَةٌ (S) and اـِخَافٌ, like كِتَابٌ, (Lh, TA,) [but the latter is irreg. and rare,] He, or it, (an affair, a case, or an event, Msb,) caused him, or made him, to fear, or be afraid; put him in fear; frightened, or terrified, him; (TA;) and ↓ خوّفهُ, (Msb, K,) inf. n. تَخْوِيفٌ, (S, TA,) signifies the same. (S, Msb, K.) So in the phrase اخاف الثَّغْرُ [ The enemies' frontier caused to fear, &c.; was insecure: ] or fear entered from it. (TA.) You say also, مَالَ الحَائِطُ فَأَخَافَ النَّاسَ [ The wall leaned, and caused the people to fear ]. (Msb.) 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 ]. (Msb.) 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 اـِيَّاهُ فَتَخَوَّفَهُ ↓ خَوَّفْتُهُ. (Msb.) 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; (TA;) i. e. kill ye them before they kill you. (JM, TA.) ― -b2- مَا أَخْوَفَنِى عَلَيْكَ [ How greatly do I fear for thee! ]. (TA.)