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alef

/ˈɑː.lɛf/

alef is the alternative form of aleph.

Meaning of aleph

Noun

aleph (plural alephs)

  1. 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).
  2. 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.

Forms of alef

pluralalefs

Words formed from alef

Phrases with alef

Questions about alef

What is alef the alternative form of?
Alef is the alternative form of aleph.
How do you pronounce alef?
Alef is pronounced /ˈɑː.lɛf/.

Words near alef in the dictionary

  1. alee
  2. Aleek-chea-ahoosh
  3. Aleem
  4. Aleems
  5. Aleena
  6. alef
  7. alef beis
  8. alef bet
  9. alef bets
  10. alef null
  11. alef zero

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