alif

alif - English

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /a.lɪf/

Noun

alif (plural alifs)

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

Translations

  • Arabic: أَلِف (ar) m (ʔalif), (symbol) ا (ar)
  • Catalan: àlif (ca) f
  • Chinese:
    • Mandarin: 阿利夫 (ālìfu), 艾利夫 (àilìfu)
  • Dargwa: алип (alip)
  • Hebrew: אָלֶף (he) f (álef)
  • Hindi: अलिफ़ m (alif), अलिफ m (aliph), अलफ (hi) m (alaph)
  • Japanese: アリフ (arifu)
  • Kazakh: әлиф (älif)
  • Korean: 알리프 (ko) (allipeu)
  • Malay: alif
  • Persian: الف (fa) (alef)
  • Rohingya: alif
  • Russian: а́лиф (ru) m (álif)
  • Tausug: alip

Anagrams

alif - French

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /a.lif/

Noun

alif m (plural alif)

  1. alif (Arabic letter)

Anagrams

alif - Hausa

Pronunciation

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

Numeral

alìf f

  1. thousand (principally used in dates)

alif - Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ˈa.lif/
  • Hyphenation: à‧lif

Noun

alif f (invariable)

  1. the name of the Arabic-script letter ا

Anagrams

alif - Northern Kurdish

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ɑːˈlɪf/

Noun

alif m (Arabic spelling ئالف)

  1. fodder, forage, feed

Declension

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

Derived terms

Meaning and Definition of alif
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