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لطيف
لطيف
See also: لطیف
Arabic
Adjective
لَطِيف • (laṭīf) (feminine لَطِيفَة (laṭīfa), masculine plural لِطَاف (liṭāf) or لُطَفَاء (luṭafāʾ), elative أَلْطَف (ʾalṭaf))
- thin, fine, delicate, dainty
- little, small, insignificant
- gentle, soft, light, mild
- pleasant, agreeable
- amiable, friendly, kind, nice
- civil, courteous, polite, refined
- affable, genial
- charming, lovely, graceful, elegant
- brilliant, witty
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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| basic broken plural triptote; basic broken plural diptote | sound feminine plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | لِطَاف; لُطَفَاء liṭāf; luṭafāʾ |
اللِّطَاف; اللُّطَفَاء al-liṭāf; al-luṭafāʾ |
لَطِيفَات laṭīfāt |
اللَّطِيفَات al-laṭīfāt |
| Nominative | لِطَافٌ; لُطَفَاءُ liṭāfun; luṭafāʾu |
اللِّطَافُ; اللُّطَفَاءُ al-liṭāfu; al-luṭafāʾu |
لَطِيفَاتٌ laṭīfātun |
اللَّطِيفَاتُ al-laṭīfātu |
| Accusative | لِطَافًا; لُطَفَاءَ liṭāfan; luṭafāʾa |
اللِّطَافَ; اللُّطَفَاءَ al-liṭāfa; al-luṭafāʾa |
لَطِيفَاتٍ laṭīfātin |
اللَّطِيفَاتِ al-laṭīfāti |
| Genitive | لِطَافٍ; لُطَفَاءَ liṭāfin; luṭafāʾa |
اللِّطَافِ; اللُّطَفَاءِ al-liṭāfi; al-luṭafāʾi |
لَطِيفَاتٍ laṭīfātin |
اللَّطِيفَاتِ al-laṭīfāti |
Usage notes
اَللَّطِيف (al-laṭīf, “the All-gentle, the Kind”) is one of the 99 names of Allah.
Related terms
- اَلْجِنْس اَللَّطِيف (al-jins al-laṭīf)
- عَبْدُ اللَّطِيف (ʿabdu l-laṭīf)
- يَا لَطِيف (yā laṭīf)