alif
English edit
Etymology edit
From Arabic أَلِف (ʔalif). Doublet of aleph.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
alif (plural alifs)
- The first letter of the Arabic alphabet: ا (ʔalif).
Translations edit
first letter of the Arabic alphabet
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See also edit
Anagrams edit
French edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Arabic أَلِف (ʔalif).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
alif m (plural alif)
- alif (Arabic letter)
Anagrams edit
Hausa edit
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Cardinal: dubū Arabic-derived cardinal: alìf |
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Arabic أَلْف (ʔalf).
Pronunciation edit
Numeral edit
alìf f
Italian edit
Etymology edit
Unadapted borrowing from Arabic أَلِف (ʔalif).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
alif f (invariable)
- the name of the Arabic-script letter ا
Anagrams edit
Northern Kurdish edit
Central Kurdish | ئاڵف (allif) |
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Etymology edit
From Arabic عَلَف (ʕalaf, “forage, provender, feed”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
alif m (Arabic spelling ئالف)
Declension edit
Declension of alif
Definite masculine gender | ||||
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Case | Singular | Plural | ||
Nominative | alif | alif | ||
Construct | alifê | alifên | ||
Oblique | alifî | alifan | ||
Demonstrative oblique | wî alifî | wan alifan | ||
Vocative | alifo | alifino | ||
Indefinite masculine gender | ||||
Case | Singular | Plural | ||
Nominative | alifek | alifin | ||
Construct | alifekî | alifine | ||
Oblique | alifekî | alifinan |
Derived terms edit
References edit
- Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “alif”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 5