ألطف

See also: الطف

Arabic

Etymology 1

Elative of لَطِيف (laṭīf, “kind, nice, lovely”).

Adjective

أَلْطَف • (ʔalṭaf)

1. elative degree of لَطِيف (laṭīf):
   1. kinder, nicer; kindest, nicest
   2. lovelier; loveliest

Declension

Declension of adjective أَلْطَف (ʔalṭaf)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular diptote		singular invariable
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَلْطَف ʔalṭaf	الْأَلْطَف al-ʔalṭaf	لُطْفى luṭfā	اللُّطْفى al-luṭfā
Nominative	أَلْطَفُ ʔalṭafu	الْأَلْطَفُ al-ʔalṭafu	لُطْفى luṭfā	اللُّطْفى al-luṭfā
Accusative	أَلْطَفَ ʔalṭafa	الْأَلْطَفَ al-ʔalṭafa	لُطْفى luṭfā	اللُّطْفى al-luṭfā
Genitive	أَلْطَفَ ʔalṭafa	الْأَلْطَفِ al-ʔalṭafi	لُطْفى luṭfā	اللُّطْفى al-luṭfā
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَلْطَفَيْن ʔalṭafayn	الْأَلْطَفَيْن al-ʔalṭafayn	لُطْفَيَيْن luṭfayayn	اللُّطْفَيَيْن al-luṭfayayn
Nominative	أَلْطَفَانِ ʔalṭafāni	الْأَلْطَفَانِ al-ʔalṭafāni	لُطْفَيَانِ luṭfayāni	اللُّطْفَيَانِ al-luṭfayāni
Accusative	أَلْطَفَيْنِ ʔalṭafayni	الْأَلْطَفَيْنِ al-ʔalṭafayni	لُطْفَيَيْنِ luṭfayayni	اللُّطْفَيَيْنِ al-luṭfayayni
Genitive	أَلْطَفَيْنِ ʔalṭafayni	الْأَلْطَفَيْنِ al-ʔalṭafayni	لُطْفَيَيْنِ luṭfayayni	اللُّطْفَيَيْنِ al-luṭfayayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَلْطَفِين ʔalṭafīn	الْأَلْطَفِين al-ʔalṭafīn	لُطْفَيَات luṭfayāt	اللُّطْفَيَات al-luṭfayāt
Nominative	أَلْطَفُونَ ʔalṭafūna	الْأَلْطَفُونَ al-ʔalṭafūna	لُطْفَيَاتٌ luṭfayātun	اللُّطْفَيَاتُ al-luṭfayātu
Accusative	أَلْطَفِينَ ʔalṭafīna	الْأَلْطَفِينَ al-ʔalṭafīna	لُطْفَيَاتٍ luṭfayātin	اللُّطْفَيَاتِ al-luṭfayāti
Genitive	أَلْطَفِينَ ʔalṭafīna	الْأَلْطَفِينَ al-ʔalṭafīna	لُطْفَيَاتٍ luṭfayātin	اللُّطْفَيَاتِ al-luṭfayāti

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “ألطف”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[1], London: W.H. Allen

Etymology 2

Verb

ألطف (form I)

1. أَلْطُفُ (ʔalṭufu) /ʔal.tˤu.fu/: first-person singular non-past active indicative of لَطَفَ (laṭafa)
2. أَلْطُفَ (ʔalṭufa) /ʔal.tˤu.fa/: first-person singular non-past active subjunctive of لَطَفَ (laṭafa)
3. أَلْطُفْ (ʔalṭuf) /ʔal.tˤuf/: first-person singular non-past active jussive of لَطَفَ (laṭafa)

Etymology 3

Verb

ألطف (form II)

1. أُلَطِّفُ (ʔulaṭṭifu) /ʔu.latˤ.tˤi.fu/: first-person singular non-past active indicative of لَطَّفَ (laṭṭafa)
2. أُلَطَّفُ (ʔulaṭṭafu) /ʔu.latˤ.tˤa.fu/: first-person singular non-past passive indicative of لَطَّفَ (laṭṭafa)
3. أُلَطِّفَ (ʔulaṭṭifa) /ʔu.latˤ.tˤi.fa/: first-person singular non-past active subjunctive of لَطَّفَ (laṭṭafa)
4. أُلَطَّفَ (ʔulaṭṭafa) /ʔu.latˤ.tˤa.fa/: first-person singular non-past passive subjunctive of لَطَّفَ (laṭṭafa)
5. أُلَطِّفْ (ʔulaṭṭif) /ʔu.latˤ.tˤif/: first-person singular non-past active jussive of لَطَّفَ (laṭṭafa)
6. أُلَطَّفْ (ʔulaṭṭaf) /ʔu.latˤ.tˤaf/: first-person singular non-past passive jussive of لَطَّفَ (laṭṭafa)