آلاف

See also: ألاق

Arabic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔaː.laːf/

Noun

آلَاف • (ʔālāf)

1. plural of أَلْف (ʔalf)

South Levantine Arabic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔaː.laːf/, [ʔaˈlæːf]

• Audio (Ramallah)

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Noun

آلاف • (ʔālāf) f pl

1. plural of ألف (ʔalf, “thousand”)

Usage notes

• When preceded by a number, the initial glottal stop is replaced by an intrusive ت (t):

  خمس آلاف ― ḵams tālāf ― five thousand

  Audio (Ramallah)

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• The plural form ألوف (ʔulūf) is used in other cases, corresponding to "thousands (of)" in English.