لطافة

Arabic
Root
ل ط ف (l-ṭ-f)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /la.tˤaː.fa/

Noun

لَطَافَة • (laṭāfa) f (plural لَطَافَات (laṭāfāt))

  1. thinness, fineness, delicacy
  2. gracefulness, loveliness, charm
  3. kindness, benevolence, politeness
  4. friendliness
  5. intellectual refinement, sophistication
  6. suavity, urbaneness

Descendants
  • → Azerbaijani: lətafət, Lətafət
  • → Ottoman Turkish: لطافت
    → Turkish: letafet, Letafet
  • → Uyghur: لاتاپەت (latapet)
  • → Uzbek: latofat

References
  • Wehr, Hans (1960) “لطافة”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 3rd edition, Ithaca, NY: Otto Harrassowitz
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