لطيف

See also: لطیف

Arabic
Root
ل ط ف (l-ṭ-f)

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
  • Audio(file)

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
  • → Turkish: 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
  • IPA(key): /la.tˤiːf/, [lɑˈtˤiːf]
  • Audio (Jerusalem)(file)

Adjective

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

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

Derived terms
  • يا لطيف (yā laṭīf, “Oh God!”)
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