Etymology

alif

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Today it means: The first letter of the Arabic alphabet: ا (ʔalif). Full definition →

Arabic أَلِف
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  1. Arabic · borrowed fromأَلِف
  2. English todayalif

From Arabic أَلِف (ʔalif). Doublet of aleph and alpha.

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