A1adjective
لَطيف
laṭīf
nice / gentle / kind
Example
هُوَ شَخصٌ لَطيف
huwa shakhṣun laṭīf
He is a nice person
Grammar
Feminine form: laṭīfa (لَطيفة). Also one of the names of God (al-Laṭīf, the Subtle/Kind).
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Arabic root
ل-ط-ف
2 words from this root family
B1noun
اللَّطِيفُ
al-Laṭīf
The Subtle / The Gentle / The All-Aware of subtleties
Example
لَا تُدْرِكُهُ الْأَبْصَارُ وَهُوَ يُدْرِكُ الْأَبْصَارَ وَهُوَ اللَّطِيفُ الْخَبِيرُ
lā tudrikuhu al-abṣāru wa-huwa yudriku al-abṣāra wa-huwa al-Laṭīfu al-Khabīr
Vision perceives Him not, but He perceives all vision. And He is the Subtle, the Aware (6:103)
Grammar
Adjective (faʿīl). Has a dual meaning: (1) gentle and kind; (2) aware of the finest details. Noun: لُطْفٌ (gentleness, kindness).
Culture
One of the most beautiful divine names. Prophet Yusuf used it: 'Indeed, my Lord is Subtle in what He wills' (12:100) — God works in ways beyond human perception.