خ ط ف

Arabic

Etymology

Compare Classical Syriac ܚ-ܛ-ܦ (ḥ-ṭ-p) with the same meaning.

Root

خ ط ف • (ḵ-ṭ-f)

1. related to rape, seizure, violent abduction

Derived terms

Verbs

• Form I: خَطِفَ (ḵaṭifa, “to snatch”)
  • Verbal noun: خَطْف (ḵaṭf)
  • Active participle: خَاطِف (ḵāṭif)
  • Passive participle: مَخْطُوف (maḵṭūf)
• Form II: خَطَّفَ (ḵaṭṭafa, “take away, ravish”)
  • Verbal noun: تَخْطِيف (taḵṭīf)
  • Active participle: مُخَطِّف (muḵaṭṭif)
  • Passive participle: مُخَطَّف (muḵaṭṭaf)
• Form IV: أَخْطَفَ (ʔaḵṭafa, “seize, take, carry off by force”)
  • Verbal noun: إِخْطَاف (ʔiḵṭāf)
  • Active participle: مُخْطِف (muḵṭif)
  • Passive participle: مُخْطَف (muḵṭaf)
• Form V: تَخَطَّفَ (taḵaṭṭafa, “to do away with, to sweep, to take away”)
  • Verbal noun: تَخَطُّف (taḵaṭṭuf)
  • Active participle: مُتَخَطِّف (mutaḵaṭṭif)
  • Passive participle: مُتَخَطَّف (mutaḵaṭṭaf)
• Form VI: تَخَاطَفَ (taḵāṭafa, “to tear away of each other”)
  • Verbal noun: تَخَاطُف (taḵāṭuf)
  • Active participle: مُتَخَاطِف (mutaḵāṭif)
  • Passive participle: مُتَخَاطَف (mutaḵāṭaf)
• Form VII: اِنْخَطَفَ (inḵaṭafa, “to be snatched”)
  • Verbal noun: اِنْخِطَاف (inḵiṭāf)
  • Active participle: مُنْخَطِف (munḵaṭif)
• Form VIII: اِخْتَطَفَ (iḵtaṭafa, “to snatch; to rob”)
  • Verbal noun: اِخْتِطَاف (iḵtiṭāf)
  • Active participle: مُخْتَطِف (muḵtaṭif)
  • Passive participle: مُخْتَطَف (muḵtaṭaf)

Nouns

• خَطَّاف (ḵaṭṭāf, “robber”)
• خُطَّاف (ḵuṭṭāf, “hook”)
• خَطِّيف (ḵaṭṭīf, “hook”)