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alif

/a.lɪf/

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

noun alifs

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

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noun first letter of the Arabic alphabet

한국어	알리프 allipeu
日本語	アリフ arifu
中文	阿利夫 ālìfu, 艾利夫 àilìfu
हिन्दी	अलिफ़ alif, अलिफ aliph, अलफ alaph
Kiswahili	alifu
Français	alif
Deutsch	Alef, Alif
Русский	а́лиф álif
العربية	أَلِف ʔalif, ا
עברית	אָלֶף álef

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"alif." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/alif. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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alif. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/alif

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"alif." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/alif.

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@misc{alif_2026,
  title = {alif},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/alif},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}