Arabic

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Root
ء ل ف (ʔ l f)
10 terms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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أَلِيف (ʔalīf) (masculine plural أُلَفَاء (ʔulafāʔ) or أَلَائِف (ʔalāʔif))

  1. tame, domesticated (animal)

Declension

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Descendants

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