أليف

العربية

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أليف

/ʔa.liːf/

Rhymes with -iːf

Where it comes from

فَعِيل (faʕīl)-type stative-verb derived from the active participle from the verb أَلِفَ (ʔalifa, “to be familiar with”).

adjective أَلِيف · ʔalīf · أُلَفَاء · أَلَائِف · الْأَلِيف

tame, domesticated (animal)

In English

tame not wild
domesticated selectively bred to live with or around humans

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"أليف." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A3%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%81. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

أليف. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A3%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%81

Chicago

"أليف." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A3%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%81.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {أليف},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A3%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%81},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}