لطيف

See also: لطیف

Arabic

Root
ل ط ف (l ṭ f)
6 terms

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))

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
dual	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

Related terms

الْجِنْس اللَّطِيف (al-jins al-laṭīf)
عَبْد اللَّطِيف (ʕabd al-laṭīf)
يَا لَطِيف (yā laṭīf)

Descendants

→ Azerbaijani: lətif
→ Persian: لطیف (latîf)
→ Ottoman Turkish: لطیف (latîf)
- → Turkish: latif
→ Uyghur: لەتىپ (letip)
→ Uzbek: 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!”)