אלפא

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Aramaic

Pronunciation 1

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Noun

אלפא • (transliteration needed) f (plural אלפא)

  1. ship, boat, galley

Pronunciation 2

Noun

אלפא • (transliteration needed) f (uncountable)

  1. Greek letter Α

Numeral

אלפא • (transliteration needed) m (plural אלפיא, and אלפא)

  1. thousand

Hebrew

Pronunciation

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Noun

אַלְפָא • (álfa) f

  1. alpha (the name of the first letter of the Greek alphabet (Α,  α), followed by beta)
    • a. 217 C.E., Mishnah, Shekalim 3:2:
      רַבִּי יִשְׁמָעֵאל אוֹמֵר, יְוָנִית כָּתוּב בָּהֶן — אַלְפָ״א בֵּיתָ״א גַמְלָ״א
      Rabbi Yishma'el omer, y'vanit katuv ba-hen — alfa, beta, gamla.
      Rabbi Ishmael says, Greek was written on them — alpha, beta, gamma.
  2. (Mishnaic Hebrew) primary, first
    • a. 217 C.E., Mishnah, Menachot 8:3:
      תְּקוֹעָה אַלְפָא לַשֶּׁמֶן. אַבָּא שָׁאוּל אוֹמֵר, שְׁנִיָּה לָהּ רֶגֶב בְּעֵבֶר הַיַּרְדֵּן.
      T'qo'ah alfa la-shémen. Ábba Sha'ul omer, shniyyah lah Régev b-'éver ha-Yarden.
      Tekoa is first for oil. Abba Shaul says, secondary to it is Regeb in the Transjordan.

Derived terms

Lishana Deni

Etymology

From Aramaic אַלְפָּא (ʾalpā).

Numeral

אלפא (ʾalpa) (plural אלפיה (ʾalpe) or אלפאהיה (ʾalpāhe) or אלפאייה (ʾalpāye))

  1. thousand

Usage notes

  • The plural אלפיה (ʾalpe) is used in combination with other numerals, as in ארבא אלפיה (ʾarba ʾalpe, “four thousand”). The other plurals are used otherwise.
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