خوف

مَخَافَةٌ مخافه مخافة an inf. n. of 1, (S, Msb, K, &c.,) originally مَخْوَفَةٌ. (TA.) ― -b2- [Also A cause of fear: a word of the same category as مَجْبَنَةٌ and مَبْخَلَةٌ &c.: pl. مَخَاوِفُ. Hence,] أَوَّلُ كُتُبِهِ المَخَاوِفُ [ The first of his letters, or epistles, consisted of the causes of fear ]. (TA.) ― -b3- And مَخَاوِفُ also signifies Places of fear. (KL.)