خطف

العربية

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خطف^¹

/xa.tˤi.fa/
/xa.tˤa.fa/

Where it comes from

From the root خ ط ف (ḵ ṭ f). Cognate with Aramaic חטף (“to seize”) and Hebrew חָטַף (ḥāṭap̄/chatáf).

verb خَطِفَ · ḵaṭifa · يَخْطَفُ · خَطْف · خَطَفَ · ḵaṭafa

to seize, to grab
to make off with
to abduct, to kidnap

خطف^²

/xatˤf/

noun خَطْف · ḵaṭf · الْخَطْف · خَطْفٌ

noun from verb verbal noun of خَطَفَ (ḵaṭafa) (form I)
noun from verb verbal noun of خَطِفَ (ḵaṭifa) (form I)
snatching away
abduction, robbery
theft
rapaciousness

In English

hijack to seize control of a vehicle

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"خطف." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AE%D8%B7%D9%81. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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خطف. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AE%D8%B7%D9%81

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"خطف." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AE%D8%B7%D9%81.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {خطف},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AE%D8%B7%D9%81},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}

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