The triliteral root lām ṭā fā (ل ط ف) occurs eight times in the Quran, in two derived forms:
- once as the form V verb yatalaṭṭaf (يَتَلَطَّفْ)
- seven times as the nominal laṭīf (لَطِيف)
The translations below are brief glosses intended as a guide to meaning. An Arabic word may have a range of meanings depending on context. Click on a word for more linguistic information, or to suggestion a correction.
Verb (form V) - to be cautious
| (18:19:34) walyatalaṭṭaf | and let him be cautious | فَلْيَنْظُرْ أَيُّهَا أَزْكَىٰ طَعَامًا فَلْيَأْتِكُمْ بِرِزْقٍ مِنْهُ وَلْيَتَلَطَّفْ |
Nominal
(1) Adjective
| (12:100:40) laṭīfun | (is) Most Subtle | إِنَّ رَبِّي لَطِيفٌ لِمَا يَشَاءُ إِنَّهُ هُوَ الْعَلِيمُ الْحَكِيمُ |
| (22:63:14) laṭīfun | (is) surely Subtle | فَتُصْبِحُ الْأَرْضُ مُخْضَرَّةً إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَطِيفٌ خَبِيرٌ |
| (31:16:23) laṭīfun | (is) All-Subtle | فَتَكُنْ فِي صَخْرَةٍ أَوْ فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ أَوْ فِي الْأَرْضِ يَأْتِ بِهَا اللَّهُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَطِيفٌ خَبِيرٌ |
| (42:19:2) laṭīfun | (is) Subtle | اللَّهُ لَطِيفٌ بِعِبَادِهِ يَرْزُقُ مَنْ يَشَاءُ وَهُوَ الْقَوِيُّ الْعَزِيزُ |
(2) Noun
| (6:103:8) l-laṭīfu | the All-Subtle | وَهُوَ يُدْرِكُ الْأَبْصَارَ وَهُوَ اللَّطِيفُ الْخَبِيرُ |
| (33:34:13) laṭīfan | All-Subtle | إِنَّ اللَّهَ كَانَ لَطِيفًا خَبِيرًا |
| (67:14:6) l-laṭīfu | (is) the Subtle | أَلَا يَعْلَمُ مَنْ خَلَقَ وَهُوَ اللَّطِيفُ الْخَبِيرُ |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon
- Classical Arabic dictionary
