لطيف

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Arabic

Root
ل ط ف (l ṭ f)
6 terms

Etymology

فَعِيل (faʕīl)-type stative-verb derived from the active participle from the verb لَطُفَ (laṭufa, “to be kind”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /la.tˤiːf/
  • Rhymes: -iːf
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Adjective

لَطِيف • (laṭīf) (feminine لَطِيفَة (laṭīfa), common plural لِطَاف (liṭāf), masculine plural لَطِيفُونَ (laṭīfūna) or لُطَفَاء (luṭafāʔ), feminine plural لَطِيفَات (laṭīfāt) or لَطَائِف (laṭāʔif), elative أَلْطَف (ʔalṭaf))

  1. thin, fine, delicate, dainty
  2. little, small, cute
  3. gentle, soft, light, mild
  4. pleasant, agreeable
  5. amiable, friendly, kind, nice
  6. civil, courteous, polite, refined
  7. charming, lovely, graceful, elegant

Usage notes

اللَّطِيف (al-laṭīf, “the All-gentle, the Kind”) is one of the 99 names of Allah.

Declension

Declension of adjective لَطِيف (laṭīf)
Singular Masculine Feminine
basic singular triptote singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal لَطِيف
laṭīf 		اللَّطِيف
al-laṭīf 		لَطِيفَة
laṭīfa 		اللَّطِيفَة
al-laṭīfa
Nominative لَطِيفٌ
laṭīfun 		اللَّطِيفُ
al-laṭīfu 		لَطِيفَةٌ
laṭīfatun 		اللَّطِيفَةُ
al-laṭīfatu
Accusative لَطِيفًا
laṭīfan 		اللَّطِيفَ
al-laṭīfa 		لَطِيفَةً
laṭīfatan 		اللَّطِيفَةَ
al-laṭīfata
Genitive لَطِيفٍ
laṭīfin 		اللَّطِيفِ
al-laṭīfi 		لَطِيفَةٍ
laṭīfatin 		اللَّطِيفَةِ
al-laṭīfati
Dual Masculine Feminine
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal لَطِيفَيْن
laṭīfayn 		اللَّطِيفَيْن
al-laṭīfayn 		لَطِيفَتَيْن
laṭīfatayn 		اللَّطِيفَتَيْن
al-laṭīfatayn
Nominative لَطِيفَانِ
laṭīfāni 		اللَّطِيفَانِ
al-laṭīfāni 		لَطِيفَتَانِ
laṭīfatāni 		اللَّطِيفَتَانِ
al-laṭīfatāni
Accusative لَطِيفَيْنِ
laṭīfayni 		اللَّطِيفَيْنِ
al-laṭīfayni 		لَطِيفَتَيْنِ
laṭīfatayni 		اللَّطِيفَتَيْنِ
al-laṭīfatayni
Genitive لَطِيفَيْنِ
laṭīfayni 		اللَّطِيفَيْنِ
al-laṭīfayni 		لَطِيفَتَيْنِ
laṭīfatayni 		اللَّطِيفَتَيْنِ
al-laṭīfatayni
Plural Masculine Feminine
sound masculine plural‎; basic broken plural diptote‎; basic broken plural triptote sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural diptote‎; basic broken plural triptote
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal لَطِيفِين‎; لُطَفَاء‎; لِطَاف
laṭīfīn‎; luṭafāʔ‎; liṭāf 		اللَّطِيفِين‎; اللُّطَفَاء‎; اللِّطَاف
al-laṭīfīn‎; al-luṭafāʔ‎; al-liṭāf 		لَطِيفَات‎; لَطَائِف‎; لِطَاف
laṭīfāt‎; laṭāʔif‎; liṭāf 		اللَّطِيفَات‎; اللَّطَائِف‎; اللِّطَاف
al-laṭīfāt‎; al-laṭāʔif‎; al-liṭāf
Nominative لَطِيفُونَ‎; لُطَفَاءُ‎; لِطَافٌ
laṭīfūna‎; luṭafāʔu‎; liṭāfun 		اللَّطِيفُونَ‎; اللُّطَفَاءُ‎; اللِّطَافُ
al-laṭīfūna‎; al-luṭafāʔu‎; al-liṭāfu 		لَطِيفَاتٌ‎; لَطَائِفُ‎; لِطَافٌ
laṭīfātun‎; laṭāʔifu‎; liṭāfun 		اللَّطِيفَاتُ‎; اللَّطَائِفُ‎; اللِّطَافُ
al-laṭīfātu‎; al-laṭāʔifu‎; al-liṭāfu
Accusative لَطِيفِينَ‎; لُطَفَاءَ‎; لِطَافًا
laṭīfīna‎; luṭafāʔa‎; liṭāfan 		اللَّطِيفِينَ‎; اللُّطَفَاءَ‎; اللِّطَافَ
al-laṭīfīna‎; al-luṭafāʔa‎; al-liṭāfa 		لَطِيفَاتٍ‎; لَطَائِفَ‎; لِطَافًا
laṭīfātin‎; laṭāʔifa‎; liṭāfan 		اللَّطِيفَاتِ‎; اللَّطَائِفَ‎; اللِّطَافَ
al-laṭīfāti‎; al-laṭāʔifa‎; al-liṭāfa
Genitive لَطِيفِينَ‎; لُطَفَاءَ‎; لِطَافٍ
laṭīfīna‎; luṭafāʔa‎; liṭāfin 		اللَّطِيفِينَ‎; اللُّطَفَاءِ‎; اللِّطَافِ
al-laṭīfīna‎; al-luṭafāʔi‎; al-liṭāfi 		لَطِيفَاتٍ‎; لَطَائِفَ‎; لِطَافٍ
laṭīfātin‎; laṭāʔifa‎; liṭāfin 		اللَّطِيفَاتِ‎; اللَّطَائِفِ‎; اللِّطَافِ
al-laṭīfāti‎; al-laṭāʔifi‎; al-liṭāfi

Descendants

  • → Azerbaijani: lətif
  • → Persian: لطیف (latîf)
  • → Ottoman Turkish: لطیف (latîf)
  • → Uyghur: لەتىپ (letip)
  • → Uzbek: latif

References

  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “لطف”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic لَطِيف (laṭīf).

Pronunciation

Adjective

لطيف • (laṭīf) (feminine لطيفة (laṭīfe), common plural لطفا (luṭafa), elative ألطف (ʔalṭaf))

  1. pleasant, kind, nice
  2. delicate, elegant, refined

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