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al

/æl/

al noun: the Indian mulberry, Morinda citrifolia, especially as used to make dye. Also the archaic form of all.

Noun (1)

al (usually uncountable, plural als)

  1. (usually) The Indian mulberry, Morinda citrifolia, especially as used to make dye.
    • For quotations using this term, see Citations:al.

Noun (2) capitalized: AL

AL (countable and uncountable, plural ALs)

  1. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of assembly language.
  2. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of artificial life.
  3. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of auxiliary language.
  4. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of annual leave.
  5. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of assisted living.
    • We had to get him to sign the residency agreement for the AL facility...it was just a legality for that level of care. In AL setting, POA can't sign LO in as they can into a NH. Once they get the signature, there's no problem keeping the resident there even if they start to scream about wanting to...1999 December 28, Starword, “I am back with questions”, in alt.support.alzheimers (Usenet), archived from the original on 28 Jun 2025
    • Owners and operators of long-term care facilities may perceive AL as small scale nursing homes with fewer operational and staffing problems and therefore a higher return on their investment.2001, Kevan H. Namazi, Paul K. Chafetz, “Introduction: The Concept, the Terminology, and the Occupants”, in Kevan H. Namazi, Paul K. Chafetz, editors, Assisted Living: Current Issues in Facility...

Proper noun (1) capitalized: AL

AL

  1. (abbreviation) Abbreviation of Alabama: a state of the United States.
  2. (abbreviation) Abbreviation of Alagoas: a state of Brazil.
  3. (Canada, US, abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of American League.

Noun (3) capitalized: Al

Al (plural Als)

  1. Alfen number

Proper noun (2) capitalized: Al

Al

  1. A diminutive of the male given names Alan, Albert, Alexander, Alfred, and other male or female names beginning with Al- , from the Celtic languages, the Germanic languages, Ancient Greek, or Old English.
    • In 2006 this city’s showcase event, the Sundance Film Festival, forged what promises to be an enduring link between the cinematic arts and things environmental with a debut screening of “An Inconvenient Truth,” the Al Gore documentary about global warming that went on to win an Academy Award.2009 January 17, Michael Cieply, “The Films Are Green, but Is Sundance?”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 26 Nov 2022

Proper noun (3) capitalized: Al

Al (plural Als)

  1. A surname from Dutch.

Also used as

al is also the archaic form of all.

al meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

al in Hindi

अल

al in Tamil

அல்

al in Marathi

अल, अल्

al in Urdu

ال
More languagesFewer languages
al in Bengali
আল
al in Telugu
అల్
al in Malayalam
അൽ, ആൽ
al in Kannada
ಅಲ್
al in Punjabi
ਅਲ
al in Gujarati
અલ
al in Odia
ଅଲ୍, ଅଲ
al in Nepali
अल, अल्

Examples of al in a sentence

  • The patients, (al)though getting stronger, will not come off their medications.
  • The literal translation of Spanish irse al otro barrio is "to go to the other neighbourhood" but it means "to die".
  • Al Gore was the 45th Vice-President of the United States.

All 40 example sentences with al

Forms of al

Noun
pluralals
pluralALs
pluralAls
Proper noun
pluralAls

Plural of al: als

Origin of al

From Hindi आल (āl).

Borrowed from Dutch Al, a short form of the personal name Adelhard.

Words formed from al

Phrases with al

35 more phrasesFewer phrases

Words that rhyme with al

11 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about al

What does al mean?
Al means the Indian mulberry, Morinda citrifolia, especially as used to make dye.
What is al in Hindi?
Al in Hindi is अल. See Al meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is al?
Al can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce al?
Al is pronounced /æl/.
What is the plural of al?
The plural of al is als.

Words near al in the dictionary

  1. Akzentumsprung
  2. akçe
  3. akçes
  4. Akō
  5. Akṣayamati
  6. al
  7. Al Ain
  8. Al Anbar
  9. Al Bundy
  10. Al Capone
  11. Al Capones

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: al (page history and authors); AL (page history and authors); Al (page history and authors); al (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); al (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); al (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); al (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); al (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); al (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); al (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); al (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); al (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); al (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); al (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); al (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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