لطيف

See also: لطیف‎

Arabic

Etymology

Morphologically from the root ل طف‎ (l-ṭ-f)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /la.tˤiːf/
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

→ 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!”)

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