لطافة

Arabic

Noun

لَطَافَة • (laṭāfa) f (plural لَطَافَات‎ (laṭāfāt))

  1. thinness, fineness, delicacy
  2. gracefulness, loveliness, charm
  3. kindness, benevolence
  4. friendliness
  5. politeness
  6. intellectual refinement, sophistication
  7. suavity, urbaneness

Descendants
  • → Ottoman Turkish: لطافت‎

References
  • Wehr, Hans (1960), “لطافة”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 3rd edition, Ithaca, NY: Otto Harrassowitz
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