لطف

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See also: ل ط ف

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ل ط ف (l ṭ f)
6 terms

Verb

لَطَفَ (laṭafa) I (non-past يَلْطُفُ (yalṭufu), verbal noun لُطْف (luṭf))

  1. to be kind and friendly
Conjugation

Verb

لَطَّفَ (laṭṭafa) II (non-past يُلَطِّفُ (yulaṭṭifu), verbal noun تَلْطِيف (talṭīf))

  1. to make mild, to soften
  2. to alleviate, to soothe
Conjugation

Etymology 2

Noun

لُطْف (luṭfm (plural أَلْطَاف (ʔalṭāf))

  1. verbal noun of لَطَفَ (laṭafa) (form I)
Declension
Descendants
  • Azerbaijani: lütf
  • Ottoman Turkish: لطف (lutf)
    > Turkish: lütuf (inherited)
  • Persian: لطف
  • Turkmen: lutuf
  • Uyghur: لۈتۈپ (lütüp)
  • Uzbek: lutf

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic لُطْف (luṭf).

Noun

لطف (lutf)

  1. favor

Descendants

References

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic لُطْف (luṭf).

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading? lutf
Dari reading? lutf
Iranian reading? lotf
Tajik reading? lutf

Noun

لطف (lotf)

  1. kindness
  2. favour

Descendants

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic لُطْف (luṭf).

Noun

لطف (lutfm (Hindi spelling लुत्फ़)

  1. enjoyment, pleasure
    Synonym: مزہ (maza)
  2. kindness, favour