خطف

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Arabic

Etymology

From the root خ ط ف (ḵ-ṭ-f). Cognate with Aramaic חטף (to seize) and Hebrew חָטַף (ḥāṭap̄/chatáf).

Pronunciation 1

Verb

خَطِفَ (ḵaṭifa) I, non-past يَخْطَفُ‎ (yaḵṭafu)

  1. to seize, to grab
  2. to make off with
  3. to abduct, to kidnap
Conjugation

Pronunciation 2

Verb

خَطَفَ (ḵaṭafa) I, non-past يَخْطِفُ‎ (yaḵṭifu)

  1. to seize, to grab
  2. to make off with
  3. to abduct, to kidnap
Conjugation

Pronunciation 3

Noun

خَطْف (ḵaṭfm

  1. verbal noun of خَطَفَ (ḵaṭafa) (form I)
  2. verbal noun of خَطِفَ (ḵaṭifa) (form I)
  3. snatching away
  4. abduction, robbery
  5. theft
  6. rapaciousness
Declension

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