Arabic edit

Root
ء ل ف (ʔ-l-f)

Etymology edit

فَعِيل (faʕīl)-type stative-verb derived from the active participle from the verb أَلِفَ (ʔalifa, to be familiar with).

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

أَلِيف (ʔalīf) (masculine plural أُلَفَاء (ʔulafāʔ))

  1. tame, domesticated (animal)

Declension edit

Descendants edit

  • Azerbaijani: əlif
  • Georgian: არიფი (aripi)
  • Ottoman Turkish: الیف (elif)