English

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Alif

Etymology

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From Arabic أَلِف (ʔalif). Doublet of aleph and alpha.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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alif (plural alifs)

  1. The first letter of the Arabic alphabet: ا (ʔalif).

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French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic أَلِف (ʔalif).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /a.lif/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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alif m (plural alif)

  1. alif (Arabic letter)

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Hausa

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Hausa numbers (edit)
1,000
    Cardinal: dubū
    Arabic-derived cardinal: alìf

Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic أَلْف (ʔalf).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʔá.lìf/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [ʔá.lɪ̀ɸ]

Numeral

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alìf f

  1. thousand (principally used in dates)
    Synonym: dubū

Italian

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from Arabic أَلِف (ʔalif).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈa.lif/
  • Rhymes: -alif
  • Hyphenation: à‧lif

Noun

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alif f (invariable)

  1. the name of the Arabic-script letter ا

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Northern Kurdish

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Central Kurdish ئاڵف (allif)

Etymology

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From Arabic عَلَف (ʕalaf, forage, provender, feed).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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alif m (Arabic spelling ئالف)

  1. fodder, forage, feed

Declension

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Declension of alif
definite masculine gender
case singular plural
nominative alif alif
construct alifê alifên
oblique alifî alifan
demonstrative oblique alifî wan alifan
vocative alifo alifino
indefinite masculine gender
case singular plural
nominative alifek alifin
construct alifekî alifine
oblique alifekî alifinan

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References

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  • Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “alif”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 5

Uzbek

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic أَلِف (ʔalif).

Noun

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alif (plural aliflar)

  1. the Arabic letter ا

Declension

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Declension of alif
singular plural
nominative alif aliflar
genitive alifning aliflarning
dative alifga aliflarga
definite accusative alifni aliflarni
locative alifda aliflarda
ablative alifdan aliflardan
similative alifdek aliflardek
Possessive forms of alif
1st person singular
singular plural
nominative alifim aliflarim
genitive alifimning aliflarimning
dative alifimga aliflarimga
definite accusative alifimni aliflarimni
locative alifimda aliflarimda
ablative alifimdan aliflarimdan
similative alifimdek aliflarimdek
2nd person singular
singular plural
nominative alifing aliflaring
genitive alifingning aliflaringning
dative alifingga aliflaringga
definite accusative alifingni aliflaringni
locative alifingda aliflaringda
ablative alifingdan aliflaringdan
similative alifingdek aliflaringdek
3rd person singular
singular plural
nominative alifi aliflari
genitive alifining aliflarining
dative alifiga aliflariga
definite accusative alifini aliflarini
locative alifida aliflarida
ablative alifidan aliflaridan
similative alifidek aliflaridek
1st person plural
singular plural
nominative alifimiz aliflarimiz
genitive alifimizning aliflarimizning
dative alifimizga aliflarimizga
definite accusative alifimizni aliflarimizni
locative alifimizda aliflarimizda
ablative alifimizdan aliflarimizdan
similative alifimizdek aliflarimizdek
2nd person plural
singular plural
nominative alifingiz aliflaringiz
genitive alifingizning aliflaringizning
dative alifingizga aliflaringizga
definite accusative alifingizni aliflaringizni
locative alifingizda aliflaringizda
ablative alifingizdan aliflaringizdan
similative alifingizdek aliflaringizdek
3rd person plural
singular plural
nominative alifi aliflari
genitive alifining aliflarining
dative alifiga aliflariga
definite accusative alifini aliflarini
locative alifida aliflarida
ablative alifidan aliflaridan
similative alifidek aliflaridek