خطف

Meaning

Verb

1. to seize, to grab
2. to make off with
3. to abduct, to kidnap

Noun

1. (form-of, noun-from-verb) verbal noun of خَطَفَ (ḵaṭafa) (form I)
2. (form-of, noun-from-verb) verbal noun of خَطِفَ (ḵaṭifa) (form I)
3. snatching away
4. abduction, robbery
5. theft
6. rapaciousness

Concepts

kidnapping

abducted

abduction

by force

commandeer

dazzle

delight

enchant

enrapture

enthral

enthrall

grab

hijack

hijacking

impulse

instant

pirate

rapidly

ravish

snatch

steal

highjack

abduct

transport

Synonyms

سرق

سلب

اختلس

جرف

سحر

سر

فتن

نقل

اختطاف

نفى

خَطَفَ

أسر

شد

ابتهج

انسل

بهج

سبى

اِخْتطف

قرْصن

بهج جدا

سلب اللب

إغتصب إمرأة

أبعد

إِخْتلس

أثار

Translations

robar

encantar

encisar

fascinar

furtar

prendre

captivar

piratejar

afanar

embaladir

rampinyar

κλέβω

κάνω αεροπειρατεία

détourner

arrabassar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/xa.tˤi.fa/

Etymology

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