aleph
/ˈɑˌlɛf/
aleph noun: 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).
Noun
aleph (plural alephs)
- 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).
- 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.
aleph meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Bengali and Pashto
aleph in Hindi
- first letter of the Proto-Canaanite alphabet and descendant script
- आलेफ़ ālef
aleph in Urdu
- first letter of the Proto-Canaanite alphabet and descendant script
- اَلِف alif, ا
aleph in Bengali
- হিব্রু বর্ণমালার প্রথম অক্ষর
aleph in Pashto
- first letter of the Proto-Canaanite alphabet and descendant script
- الف alíf
More languagesFewer languages
- aleph in Arabic
- أَلِف ʔalif, ا
- aleph in Malay
- alif
- aleph in Thai
- อาเลฟ
Forms of aleph
| plural | alephs |
|---|---|
| alternative form | alef |
| alternative form | alif |
| alternative form | alaph |
| alternative form | olaph |
Origin of aleph
Borrowed from Hebrew אָלֶף (álef). Doublet of alpha and alif.
Words formed from aleph
- aleph-beth
- aleph-null
- aleph-one
- aleph-zero
- since aleph
Phrases with aleph
Questions about aleph
- What does aleph mean?
- Aleph means 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).
- What is aleph in Hindi?
- Aleph in Hindi is आलेफ़ (ālef). See Aleph meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is aleph?
- Aleph is a noun.
- How do you pronounce aleph?
- Aleph is pronounced /ˈɑˌlɛf/.
- What is the plural of aleph?
- The plural of aleph is alephs.
Words near aleph in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: aleph (page history and authors); aleph (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). 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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