Latif: meaning, origin and pronunciation
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لطیف
لَطِيف
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Latif (لطیف, Arabic لَطِيف) means “gentle; kind; subtle”. It comes from the Arabic root ل ط ف. Source: Lane, Arabic–English Lexicon, ل ط ف.
- Meaning
- gentle; kind; subtle
- معنی
- نرم مزاج، مہربان
Where it comes from
From luṭf, gentleness and subtlety. Al-Laṭīf is also a name of Allah, so many families prefer Abdul Latif.
- Say it
- la-teefAudio recordings coming later
- Root
- ل ط ف
- Other spellings
- Lateef
- Themes
- Kindness