alif in Arabic
أَلِف ʔalif
/a.lɪf/
alif in Arabic: أَلِف (ʔalif), ا. In English, alif means the first letter of the Arabic alphabet: ا (ʔalif).
Arabic words for alif
- first letter of the Arabic alphabet
- أَلِف ʔalif, ا
English meaning of alif
- noun The first letter of the Arabic alphabet: ا (ʔalif).
alif in other languages
Questions about alif in Arabic
- What is the meaning of alif in Arabic?
- Alif in Arabic is أَلِف (ʔalif), ا.
- ما معنى كلمة alif؟
- Alif: أَلِف (ʔalif), ا.
- What does alif mean in English?
- Alif means the first letter of the Arabic alphabet: ا (ʔalif).
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