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aleph in Malay

alif

/ˈɑˌlɛf/

aleph in Malay: alif. In English, 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).

Malay words for aleph

first letter of the Proto-Canaanite alphabet and descendant script
alif

English meaning of aleph

  1. 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).
  2. noun The cardinality of an infinite well-ordered (or well-orderable) set.

Full definition of aleph

aleph in a sentence

  • The axiom of choice is equivalent to the proposition that every infinite cardinal is an aleph.

aleph in other languages

Questions about aleph in Malay

What is the meaning of aleph in Malay?
Aleph in Malay is alif.
Apakah maksud aleph dalam bahasa Melayu?
Aleph: alif.
What does aleph mean in English?
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).

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