لطيف

See also: لطیف

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ل ط ف (l-ṭ-f)

Pronunciation

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Adjective

لَطِيف (laṭīf) (feminine لَطِيفَة (laṭīfa), masculine plural لِطَاف (liṭāf) or لُطَفَاء (luṭafāʾ), elative أَلْطَف (ʾalṭaf))

  1. thin, fine, delicate, dainty
  2. little, small, insignificant
  3. gentle, soft, light, mild
  4. pleasant, agreeable
  5. amiable, friendly, kind, nice
  6. civil, courteous, polite, refined
  7. affable, genial
  8. charming, lovely, graceful, elegant
  9. brilliant, witty

Usage notes

اَللَّطِيف (al-laṭīf, the All-gentle, the Kind) is one of the 99 names of Allah.

Declension

  • اَلْجِنْس اَللَّطِيف (al-jins al-laṭīf)
  • عَبْدُ اللَّطِيف (ʿabdu l-laṭīf)
  • يَا لَطِيف (yā laṭīf)
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