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Persian
1.1
Alternative forms
1.2
Etymology
1.3
Noun
Persian
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Alternative forms
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الف
(
alef
)
لیف
(
lif
)
ریف
(
rif
)
Etymology
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Probably from
Middle Iranian
*alēf
, from
Proto-Indo-European
*h₁reyp-
(
“
to tear
”
)
.
Noun
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الیف
•
(
alif
)
(
dialectal
or
colloquial
)
piece
,
slice
,
segment
Categories
:
Persian terms derived from Middle Iranian languages
Persian terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
Persian terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
Persian lemmas
Persian nouns
Persian dialectal terms
Persian colloquialisms
Hidden categories:
Persian undefined derivations
Undetermined language links