لطفا
Arabic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lutˤ.fan/
Noun
لُطْفًا • (luṭfan)
- indefinite accusative singular of لُطْف (luṭf)
- adverbial accusative of لُطْف (luṭf)
Descendants
- → Azerbaijani: lütfən
- → Ottoman Turkish: لطفا
- Turkish: lütfen
- → Persian: لطفا (lotfan)
- → Urdu: لطفا (lutfan)
- → Uzbek: lutfan
Ottoman Turkish
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic لُطْفًا (luṭfan), adverbial accusative of لُطْف (luṭf). By surface analysis, لطف + ـاً.
Adverb
لطفا • (lütfen)
- as a favor, as a kindness
Descendants
- Turkish: lütfen
References
- Redhouse, James W. (1890), “لطفا”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1632
Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic لُطْفًا (luṭfan), adverbial accusative of Arabic لُطْف (luṭf, “kindness”). By surface analysis, لطف (lotf, “kindness”) + ـاً (-an).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /lutfan/
- (Dari Persian) IPA(key): /lʊtfan/
- (Iranian Persian) IPA(key): /lotfæn/
- (Tajik) IPA(key): /lutfan/
Adverb
| Dari | لطفا |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | лутфан (lutfan) |
لطفاً • (lotfan)
- kindly
Interjection
| Dari | لطفا |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | лутфан (lutfan) |
لطفاً • (lotfan)
- please
Related terms
- لطف (lotf)
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic لُطْفًا (luṭfan), adverbial accusative of لُطْف (luṭf).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /lʊt̪.fən/
Interjection
لطفاً • (lutfan) (Hindi spelling लतफ़न)
- please
Adverb
لطفاً • (lutfan) (Hindi spelling लतफ़न)
- kindly
Related terms
- لطف (lutf)
References
- “لطفا”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.