Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lateef

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.05 in modern English

Syllables: la-teef
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A male given name from Arabic.

name

A surname from Arabic.

Etymology

From Arabic لَطِيف (laṭīf, “gentle, kind”).

Origin

Source language: Arabic

Word Breakdown

Root: لَطِيف, ل ط ف

Questions

What does lateef mean?: A male given name from Arabic.
Where does lateef come from?: It is traced to Arabic.

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