alif

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/a.lɪf/

noun

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

OriginArabic أَلِف →
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Meanings

nounalif (plural alifs)

plural alifs

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

Origin

  1. Arabicأَلِف
  2. Englishalif

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

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Translations

Arabic أَلِف, ا
  • أَلِف (ʔalif)first letter of the Arabic alphabet
  • اfirst letter of the Arabic alphabet
Bengali আলেফ
  • আলেফ (aleph)first letter of the Arabic alphabet
Catalan àlif
  • àliffirst letter of the Arabic alphabet
Chinese Mandarin 阿利夫, 艾利夫
  • 阿利夫 (ālìfu)first letter of the Arabic alphabet
  • 艾利夫 (àilìfu)first letter of the Arabic alphabet
French alif
  • aliffirst letter of the Arabic alphabet
German Alef, Alif
  • Aleffirst letter of the Arabic alphabet
  • Aliffirst letter of the Arabic alphabet
Hebrew אָלֶף
  • אָלֶף (álef)first letter of the Arabic alphabet
Hindi अलिफ़, अलिफ
  • अलिफ़ (alif)first letter of the Arabic alphabet
  • अलिफ (aliph)first letter of the Arabic alphabet
  • अलफ (alaph)first letter of the Arabic alphabet
Indonesian alef, alif
  • aleffirst letter of the Arabic alphabet
  • aliffirst letter of the Arabic alphabet
Japanese アリフ
  • アリフ (arifu)first letter of the Arabic alphabet
Korean 알리프
  • 알리프 (allipeu)first letter of the Arabic alphabet
Malay alif
  • aliffirst letter of the Arabic alphabet
Persian اَلِف
  • اَلِف (alef)first letter of the Arabic alphabet
Russian а́лиф
  • а́лиф (álif)first letter of the Arabic alphabet
Swahili alifu
  • alifufirst letter of the Arabic alphabet
Turkish elif
  • eliffirst letter of the Arabic alphabet
Ukrainian а́ліф
  • а́ліф (álif)first letter of the Arabic alphabet
Urdu اَلِف
  • اَلِف (alif)first letter of the Arabic alphabet

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

failFali
Cite this entry
APA

alif. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alif

MLA

“alif.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alif. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “alif,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alif.

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