alif

== English == === Etymology === From Arabic أَلِف (ʔalif). Doublet of aleph and alpha. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.lɪf/ === Noun === alif (plural alifs) The first letter of the Arabic alphabet: ا (ʔalif). ==== Translations ==== === See also === aleph === Anagrams === -afil, Fail, fail, fila == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Arabic أَلِف (ʔalif). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.lif/ === Noun === alif m (invariable) alif (Arabic letter) === Anagrams === fila == Hausa == === Etymology === Borrowed from Arabic أَلْف (ʔalf). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʔá.lìf/ (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [ʔá.lɪ̀ɸ] === Numeral === alìf f thousand (principally used in dates) Synonym: dubū == Italian == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from Arabic أَلِف (ʔalif). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈa.lif/ Rhymes: -alif Hyphenation: à‧lif === Noun === alif f (invariable) the name of the Arabic-script letter ا === Anagrams === -fila, fila == Northern Kurdish == === Etymology === From Arabic عَلَف (ʕalaf, “forage, provender, feed”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɑːˈlɪf/ === Noun === alif m (Arabic spelling ئالف) fodder, forage, feed ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === Chyet, Michael L. (2020), “alif”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 5 == Uzbek == === Etymology === Borrowed from Arabic أَلِف (ʔalif). === Noun === alif (plural aliflar) the Arabic letter ا ==== Declension ====