لطيف
See also: لطیف
Arabic
Etymology
Morphologically from the root ل ط ف (l-ṭ-f)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /la.tˤiːf/
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Adjective
لَطِيف • (laṭīf) (feminine لَطِيفَة (laṭīfa), common plural لِطَاف (liṭāf), masculine plural لَطِيفُونَ (laṭīfūna) or لُطَفَاء (luṭafāʾ), feminine plural لَطِيفَات (laṭīfāt) or لَطَائِف (laṭāʾif), elative أَلْطَف (ʾalṭaf))
- thin, fine, delicate, dainty
- little, small, insignificant
- gentle, soft, light, mild
- pleasant, agreeable
- amiable, friendly, kind, nice
- civil, courteous, polite, refined
- affable, genial
- charming, lovely, graceful, elegant
- brilliant, witty
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; luṭafāʾ; liṭāf | اللَّطِيفِين; اللُّطَفَاء; اللِّطَاف al-laṭīfīn; al-luṭafāʾ; al-liṭāf | لَطِيفَات; لَطَائِف; لِطَاف laṭīfāt; laṭāʾif; liṭāf | اللَّطِيفَات; اللَّطَائِف; اللِّطَاف al-laṭīfāt; al-laṭāʾif; al-liṭāf |
| Nominative | لَطِيفُونَ; لُطَفَاءُ; لِطَافٌ laṭīfūna; luṭafāʾu; liṭāfun | اللَّطِيفُونَ; اللُّطَفَاءُ; اللِّطَافُ al-laṭīfūna; al-luṭafāʾu; al-liṭāfu | لَطِيفَاتٌ; لَطَائِفُ; لِطَافٌ laṭīfātun; laṭāʾifu; liṭāfun | اللَّطِيفَاتُ; اللَّطَائِفُ; اللِّطَافُ al-laṭīfātu; al-laṭāʾifu; al-liṭāfu |
| Accusative | لَطِيفِينَ; لُطَفَاءَ; لِطَافًا laṭīfīna; luṭafāʾa; liṭāfan | اللَّطِيفِينَ; اللُّطَفَاءَ; اللِّطَافَ al-laṭīfīna; al-luṭafāʾa; al-liṭāfa | لَطِيفَاتٍ; لَطَائِفَ; لِطَافًا laṭīfātin; laṭāʾifa; liṭāfan | اللَّطِيفَاتِ; اللَّطَائِفَ; اللِّطَافَ al-laṭīfāti; al-laṭāʾifa; al-liṭāfa |
| Genitive | لَطِيفِينَ; لُطَفَاءَ; لِطَافٍ laṭīfīna; luṭafāʾa; liṭāfin | اللَّطِيفِينَ; اللُّطَفَاءِ; اللِّطَافِ al-laṭīfīna; al-luṭafāʾi; al-liṭāfi | لَطِيفَاتٍ; لَطَائِفَ; لِطَافٍ laṭīfātin; laṭāʾifa; liṭāfin | اللَّطِيفَاتِ; اللَّطَائِفِ; اللِّطَافِ al-laṭīfāti; al-laṭāʾifi; al-liṭāfi |
Related terms
- الْجِنْس اللَّطِيف (al-jins al-laṭīf)
- عَبْد اللَّطِيف (ʿabd al-laṭīf)
- يَا لَطِيف (yā laṭīf)
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))
- pleasant, kind, nice
- delicate, elegant, refined
Derived terms
- يا لطيف (yā laṭīf, “Oh God!”)