أليف

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Arabic

Root
ء ل ف (ʔ l f)
11 terms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Adjective

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

  1. tame, domesticated (animal)

Declension

Declension of adjective أَلِيف (ʔalīf)
Singular Masculine Feminine
basic singular triptote singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal أَلِيف
ʔalīf 		الْأَلِيف
al-ʔalīf 		أَلِيفَة
ʔalīfa 		الْأَلِيفَة
al-ʔalīfa
Nominative أَلِيفٌ
ʔalīfun 		الْأَلِيفُ
al-ʔalīfu 		أَلِيفَةٌ
ʔalīfatun 		الْأَلِيفَةُ
al-ʔalīfatu
Accusative أَلِيفًا
ʔalīfan 		الْأَلِيفَ
al-ʔalīfa 		أَلِيفَةً
ʔalīfatan 		الْأَلِيفَةَ
al-ʔalīfata
Genitive أَلِيفٍ
ʔalīfin 		الْأَلِيفِ
al-ʔalīfi 		أَلِيفَةٍ
ʔalīfatin 		الْأَلِيفَةِ
al-ʔalīfati
Dual Masculine Feminine
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal أَلِيفَيْن
ʔalīfayn 		الْأَلِيفَيْن
al-ʔalīfayn 		أَلِيفَتَيْن
ʔalīfatayn 		الْأَلِيفَتَيْن
al-ʔalīfatayn
Nominative أَلِيفَانِ
ʔalīfāni 		الْأَلِيفَانِ
al-ʔalīfāni 		أَلِيفَتَانِ
ʔalīfatāni 		الْأَلِيفَتَانِ
al-ʔalīfatāni
Accusative أَلِيفَيْنِ
ʔalīfayni 		الْأَلِيفَيْنِ
al-ʔalīfayni 		أَلِيفَتَيْنِ
ʔalīfatayni 		الْأَلِيفَتَيْنِ
al-ʔalīfatayni
Genitive أَلِيفَيْنِ
ʔalīfayni 		الْأَلِيفَيْنِ
al-ʔalīfayni 		أَلِيفَتَيْنِ
ʔalīfatayni 		الْأَلِيفَتَيْنِ
al-ʔalīfatayni
Plural Masculine Feminine
basic broken plural diptote sound feminine plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal أُلَفَاء‎; أَلَائِف
ʔulafāʔ‎; ʔalāʔif 		الْأُلَفَاء‎; الْأَلَائِف
al-ʔulafāʔ‎; al-ʔalāʔif 		أَلِيفَات
ʔalīfāt 		الْأَلِيفَات
al-ʔalīfāt
Nominative أُلَفَاءُ‎; أَلَائِفُ
ʔulafāʔu‎; ʔalāʔifu 		الْأُلَفَاءُ‎; الْأَلَائِفُ
al-ʔulafāʔu‎; al-ʔalāʔifu 		أَلِيفَاتٌ
ʔalīfātun 		الْأَلِيفَاتُ
al-ʔalīfātu
Accusative أُلَفَاءَ‎; أَلَائِفَ
ʔulafāʔa‎; ʔalāʔifa 		الْأُلَفَاءَ‎; الْأَلَائِفَ
al-ʔulafāʔa‎; al-ʔalāʔifa 		أَلِيفَاتٍ
ʔalīfātin 		الْأَلِيفَاتِ
al-ʔalīfāti
Genitive أُلَفَاءَ‎; أَلَائِفَ
ʔulafāʔa‎; ʔalāʔifa 		الْأُلَفَاءِ‎; الْأَلَائِفِ
al-ʔulafāʔi‎; al-ʔalāʔifi 		أَلِيفَاتٍ
ʔalīfātin 		الْأَلِيفَاتِ
al-ʔalīfāti

Descendants

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