aleph

== English == === Alternative forms === alef (Hebrew, Persian) alif (Arabic) alaph (Syriac), olaph (Western Syriac) === Etymology === Borrowed from Hebrew אָלֶף (álef). Doublet of alpha and alif. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɑˌlɛf/, /ˈɑˌlɪf/ === Noun === aleph (plural alephs) The first letter of the Proto-Canaanite alphabet, and its descendants in descended Semitic scripts, such as Phoenician 𐤀 (ʾ, ʾaleph), Aramaic 𐡀 (ʾ), Classical Syriac ܐ ('ālaph), Hebrew א (aleph) and Arabic ا (ʾalif). (mathematics) The cardinality of an infinite well-ordered (or well-orderable) set. The axiom of choice is equivalent to the proposition that every infinite cardinal is an aleph. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== alpha ==== Translations ==== === See also === Appendix:Hebrew alphabet