خ ط ف

خ ط ف

Arabic

Etymology

Compare Classical Syriac ܚ-ܛ-ܦ‎ (ḥ-ṭ-p) with the same meaning.

Root

خ ط ف • (ḵ-ṭ-f)

1. related to rape, seizure, violent abduction

Derived terms

Verbs

• Form I: خَطِفَ‎ (ḵaṭifa, “to snatch”)
  • Verbal noun: خَطْف‎ (ḵaṭf)
  • Active participle: خَاطِف‎ (ḵāṭif)
  • Passive participle: مَخْطُوف‎ (maḵṭūf)
• Form IV: أَخْطَفَ‎ (ʾaḵṭafa, “seize, take, carry off by force”)
  • Verbal noun: إِخْطَاف‎ (ʾiḵṭāf)
  • Active participle: مُخْطِف‎ (muḵṭif)
  • Passive participle: مُخْطَف‎ (muḵṭaf)
• Form V: تَخَطَّفَ‎ (taḵaṭṭafa, “to do away with, to sweep, to take away”)
  • Verbal noun: تَخَطُّف‎ (taḵaṭṭuf)
  • Active participle: مُتَخَطِّف‎ (mutaḵaṭṭif)
  • Passive participle: مُتَخَطَّف‎ (mutaḵaṭṭaf)
• Form VI: تَخَاطَفَ‎ (taḵāṭafa, “to tear away of each other”)
  • Verbal noun: تَخَاطُف‎ (taḵāṭuf)
  • Active participle: مُتَخَاطِف‎ (mutaḵāṭif)
  • Passive participle: مُتَخَاطَف‎ (mutaḵāṭaf)
• Form VII: اِنْخَطَفَ‎ (inḵaṭafa, “to be snatched”)
  • Verbal noun: اِنْخِطَاف‎ (inḵiṭāf)
  • Active participle: مُنْخَطِف‎ (munḵaṭif)
• Form VIII: اِخْتَطَفَ‎ (iḵtaṭafa, “to snatch; to rob”)
  • Verbal noun: اِخْتِطَاف‎ (iḵtiṭāf)
  • Active participle: مُخْتَطِف‎ (muḵtaṭif)
  • Passive participle: مُخْتَطَف‎ (muḵtaṭaf)

Nouns;

• خَطَّاف‎ (ḵaṭṭāf, “robber”)
• خُطَّاف‎ (ḵuṭṭāf, “hook”)
• خَطِّيف‎ (ḵaṭṭīf, “hook”)