لطفا
Arabic
| Root |
|---|
| ل ط ف (l ṭ f) |
| 6 terms |
Etymology
Adverbial accusative of لُطْف (luṭf, “kindness”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lutˤ.fan/
Adverb
لُطْفًا • (luṭfan)
Descendants
- → Azerbaijani: lütfən
- → Ottoman Turkish: لطفا
- Turkish: lütfen
- → Classical Persian: لُطْفًا (lutfan), لُطْفاً (lutfan)
- → Uzbek: lutfan
Ottoman Turkish
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic لُطْفًا (luṭfan), adverbial accusative of لُطْف (luṭf).
Adverb
لطفا • (lütfen)
- as a favor, as a kindness
Descendants
- Turkish: lütfen
References
- Redhouse, James W. (1890) “لطفا”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], 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): /lut.ˈfan/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [lʊt̪.fǽn]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [lot̪.fǽn]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [lut̪.fǽn]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | lutfan |
| Dari reading? | lutfan |
| Iranian reading? | lotfan |
| Tajik reading? | lutfan |
Adverb
| Dari | لطفا |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | лутфан |
لطفا • (lotfan)
Interjection
| Dari | لطفا |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | лутфан |
لطفا • (lotfan)
- please
- لُطْفاً بِیا داخِل ― lotfan biyâ dâxel ― please come in
Related terms
- لُطْف (lotf)
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic لُطْفًا (luṭfan), adverbial accusative of لُطْف (luṭf).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /lʊt̪.fən/
Interjection
لُطْفاً • (lutfan) (Hindi spelling लुत्फ़न)
- please
- لُطْفاً، اَپْنی دَوا وَقْت پَر لِیجِیے
- lutfan, apnī davā vaqt par lījiye
- Take your medicine on time, please
Adverb
لُطْفاً • (lutfan) (Hindi spelling लुत्फ़न)
Related terms
- لُطْف (lutf)
References
- “لطفا”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.