alif
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Alif
English
Etymology
From Arabic أَلِف (ʔalif). Doublet of aleph.
Pronunciation
Noun
alif (plural alifs)
- The first letter of the Arabic alphabet: ا (ʔalif).
Translations
first letter of the Arabic alphabet
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Anagrams
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic أَلِف (ʔalif).
Pronunciation
Noun
alif m (plural alif)
- alif (Arabic letter)
Anagrams
Hausa
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| Cardinal: dubū Arabic-derived cardinal: alìf | ||
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic أَلْف (ʔalf).
Pronunciation
Numeral
alìf f
Italian
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Arabic أَلِف (ʔalif).
Pronunciation
Noun
alif f (invariable)
- the name of the Arabic-script letter ا
Anagrams
Northern Kurdish
| Central Kurdish | ئاڵف (allif) |
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Etymology
From Arabic عَلَف (ʕalaf, “forage, provender, feed”).
Pronunciation
Noun
alif m (Arabic spelling ئالف)
Declension
Declension of alif
| Definite masculine gender | ||||
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| Case | Singular | Plural | ||
| Nominative | alif | alif | ||
| Construct | alifê | alifên | ||
| Oblique | alifî | alifan | ||
| Demonstrative oblique | wî alifî | wan alifan | ||
| Vocative | alifo | alifino | ||
| Indefinite masculine gender | ||||
| Case | Singular | Plural | ||
| Nominative | alifek | alifin | ||
| Construct | alifekî | alifine | ||
| Oblique | alifekî | alifinan | ||
Derived terms
References
- Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “alif”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 5