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Names from the Arabic root l-ṭ-f

8 names in 5 word forms: 3 boys, 3 girls, 2 unisex. The word form with the most spellings: لطيف (3 spellings). No name in this family is in a JPN top-10 table.

لطف l-ṭ-f kindness, benevolence
Names
8
Word forms
5
Boy
3
Girl
3

The root’s family tree

ل ط ف l-ṭ-f · kindness, benevolence
Each branch is one Arabic word built on this root; the Latin spellings written with that word are listed beside it.

Every name from the root l-ṭ-f

One card per Arabic word, with one meaning for that word and its source; the Latin spellings written with it are listed below.

Boys and girls

Boy: 3 Girl: 3

Unisex names (2) are not counted in this bar.

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Appendix:Arabic roots/ل ط ف · en.wiktionary.org · root meaning
  2. Wiktionary: لطيف · en.wiktionary.org · root of Latif, Latiff and Latib
  3. Sultan Qaboos Encyclopedia of Arab Names (arabiclexicon.hawramani.com): لُطْفِي · arabiclexicon.hawramani.com · root of Lutfi
  4. Wiktionary: لطيفة · en.wiktionary.org · root of Latifah and Latipah
  5. Sultan Qaboos Encyclopedia of Arab Names (arabiclexicon.hawramani.com): لُطَيْفِيّ · arabiclexicon.hawramani.com · root of Latifi
  6. Wiktionary: لطفية · en.wiktionary.org · root of Lutfiah

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Frequently asked questions

What does the root l-ṭ-f mean?

The root ل ط ف (l-ṭ-f) relates to kindness, benevolence, according to Wiktionary: Appendix:Arabic roots/ل ط ف. Each name's own meaning can differ from the root's.

Which names come from the root l-ṭ-f?

Latif, Latiff, Lutfi, Latifah, Latifi, Latipah, Latib and Lutfiah.

What does لطيف mean?

لطيف means “gentle; kind”, according to Wiktionary: لطيف. In this reference it is spelled Latif, Latiff and Latib.

How many Arabic word forms are in the l-ṭ-f family?

5 word forms: لطيف (Latif, Latiff, Latib); لطفي (Lutfi); لطيفة (Latifah, Latipah); لطيفي (Latifi); لطفية (Lutfiah).