خطف

Arabic

Etymology

From the root خ ط ف (ḵ-ṭ-f). Cognate with Aramaic חטף (to seize) and Hebrew חָטַף (ḥāṭap̄/chatáf).

Pronunciation 1

  • IPA(key): /xa.tˤi.fa/, /xa.tˤa.fa/

Verb

خَطِفَ (ḵaṭifa) I, non-past يَخْطَفُ‎ (yaḵṭafu)
خَطَفَ (ḵaṭafa) I, non-past يَخْطِفُ‎ (yaḵṭifu)

  1. to seize, to grab
  2. to make off with
  3. to abduct, to kidnap
Conjugation

Pronunciation 2

  • IPA(key): /xatˤf/

Noun

خَطْف (ḵaṭf) m

  1. verbal noun of خَطَفَ (ḵaṭafa) (form I)
  2. verbal noun of خَطِفَ (ḵaṭifa) (form I)
  3. snatching away
  4. abduction, robbery
  5. theft
  6. rapaciousness
Declension

References

South Levantine Arabic

Root
خ ط ف

Etymology

From Arabic خَطَفَ (ḵaṭafa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xa.tˤaf/, [ˈxɑ.tˤɑf]
  • (file)

Verb

خطف (ḵaṭaf) (form I, present بخطف (biḵṭaf))

  1. to kidnap

Conjugation

    Conjugation of خطف (ḵaṭaf)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m خطفت (ḵaṭaft) خطفت (ḵaṭaft) خطف (ḵaṭaf) خطفنا (ḵaṭafna) خطفتو (ḵaṭaftu) خطفو (ḵaṭafu)
f خطفتي (ḵaṭafti) خطفت (ḵaṭfat)
present m بخطف (baḵṭaf) بتخطف (btiḵṭaf) بخطف (biḵṭaf) منخطف (mniḵṭaf) بتخطفو (btiḵṭafu) بخطفو (biḵṭafu)
f بتخطفي (btiḵṭafi) بتخطف (btiḵṭaf)
subjunctive m أخطف (ʔaḵṭaf) تخطف (tiḵṭaf) يخطف (yiḵṭaf) نخطف (niḵṭaf) تخطفو (tiḵṭafu) يخطفو (yiḵṭafu)
f تخطفي (tiḵṭafi) تخطف (tiḵṭaf)
imperative m اخطف (iḵṭaf) اخطفو (iḵṭafu)
f اخطفي (iḵṭafi)
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