ناطف

Arabic

Etymology

Either from the root ن ط ف (n-ṭ-f) related to dribbling, spilling, because of the manner cream is created, or an Aramaic borrowing, since soapwort has been used to make a foam sugared and used as a surrogate for egg white foam (meringue) or whipped cream, and the Aramaic root cognate to ن ظ ف (n-ẓ-f) would be נ־ט־ף (n-ṭ-p̄) which however just means “to drip”, perhaps the source of the uncommon Arabic root. The Iberian turrón type of candy is claimed to be a material borrowing from Arabic practice.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /naː.tˤif/

Noun

نَاطِف • (nāṭif) m (collective, Syria, Iraq, Palestine, Egypt)

1. a kind of nougat or hard candy from cream or foam hardened with sugar

   Synonym: قُبَّيْط (qubbayṭ)

Declension

Declension of noun نَاطِف (nāṭif)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نَاطِف nāṭif	النَّاطِف an-nāṭif	نَاطِف nāṭif
Nominative	نَاطِفٌ nāṭifun	النَّاطِفُ an-nāṭifu	نَاطِفُ nāṭifu
Accusative	نَاطِفًا nāṭifan	النَّاطِفَ an-nāṭifa	نَاطِفَ nāṭifa
Genitive	نَاطِفٍ nāṭifin	النَّاطِفِ an-nāṭifi	نَاطِفِ nāṭifi