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لَطَف
to be kind, gentle, and gracious (toward someone) /laˈtˤafa/
verbB1#2409 most common
Also: to treat gently, to show grace toward
Example sentences
اللهُ يَلْطُفُ بِنَا.
God is kind to us.
لَطَفَ الأُسْتَاذُ بِالطُّلَّابِ.
The teacher was gentle with the students.
لَطَفَتِ الأُمُّ بِطِفْلِهَا عِنْدَمَا بَكَى.
The mother was gentle with her child when he cried.
أَرْجُو أَنْ يَلْطُفَ اللهُ بِنَا فِي هَذِهِ الأَزْمَةِ.
I hope God will be gracious to us in this crisis.
لَطَفَ الطَّبِيبُ بِالمَرِيضِ وَهُوَ يُخْبِرُهُ بِالتَّشْخِيصِ الصَّعْبِ.
The doctor was gentle with the patient while giving him the difficult diagnosis.
مَهْمَا اشْتَدَّتِ الظُّرُوفُ، فَإِنَّ اللهَ يَلْطُفُ بِعِبَادِهِ بِطُرُقٍ لَا يُدْرِكُونَهَا.
However harsh circumstances become, God is gracious to His servants in ways they do not perceive.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | أَلْطُفُ | لَطَفْتُ | سَأَلْطُفُ |
| 2sg | تَلْطُفُ | لَطَفْتَ | سَتَلْطُفُ |
| 3sg | يَلْطُفُ | لَطَفَ | سَيَلْطُفُ |
| 1pl | نَلْطُفُ | لَطَفْنَا | سَنَلْطُفُ |
| 2pl | تَلْطُفُونَ | لَطَفْتُمْ | سَتَلْطُفُونَ |
| 3pl | يَلْطُفُونَ | لَطَفُوا | سَيَلْطُفُونَ |
Word family
لُطْفkindness, gentleness, graceلَطِيفkind, gentle, subtle; also a name of God
مُلَاطَفَةshowing affection or gentleness toward someone
تَلَطُّفtact, gentle courtesy
Etymology
لَطَف comes from the triliteral Semitic root ل-ط-ف, which carries the core sense of fineness, delicacy, and gentleness. The Form I verb لَطَفَ applies that sense to behavior toward another person, meaning to act kindly or graciously. The same root gives Arabic its adjective for gentleness and one of the traditional divine names.
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