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Alif

Etymology edit

From Arabic أَلِف (ʔalif). Doublet of aleph.

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Noun edit

alif (plural alifs)

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

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French edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Arabic أَلِف (ʔalif).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /a.lif/
  • (file)

Noun edit

alif m (plural alif)

  1. alif (Arabic letter)

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Hausa edit

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

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Arabic أَلْف (ʔalf).

Pronunciation edit

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

Numeral edit

alìf f

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

Italian edit

Etymology edit

Unadapted borrowing from Arabic أَلِف (ʔalif).

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

alif f (invariable)

  1. the name of the Arabic-script letter ا

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Northern Kurdish edit

Central Kurdish ئاڵف (allif)

Etymology edit

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

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Noun edit

alif m (Arabic spelling ئالف)

  1. fodder, forage, feed

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References edit

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