English
hatif
Hatif comes from Arabic هَاتِف ‘shouting’, and goes back to هَتَفَ.
- Arabicc. 500–presentهَتَفَhatafa‘to shout, to call out’
- Arabic, derivedc. 500–presentهَاتِف‘shouting’
- Englishtodayhatif
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Arabicc. 500–presentهَتَفَhatafa‘to shout, to call out’
- Arabic, derivedc. 500–presentهَاتِف‘shouting’
- Englishtodayhatif
Every English word from Arabic هَتَفَ
Today it means
noun A mysterious prophetic voice heard at night and in the desert. It figures in Arabian folklore.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Arabic هَتَفَ / hatif