alef

See also: álef

English

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɑː.lɛf/

Noun

alef (plural alefs)

  1. Alternative form of aleph

Derived terms

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Catalan

Noun

alef f (plural alefs)

  1. The Hebrew letter א‎.

Finnish

Etymology

From Phoenician 𐤀𐤋𐤐‎‎ (ʾlp‎).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɑlef/, [ˈɑle̞f]
  • Rhymes: -ɑlef
  • Syllabification(key): a‧lef

Noun

alef

  1. aleph (first letter of the Hebrew and Phoenician scripts and the Northwest Semitic abjad)

Declension
Inflection of alef (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative alef alefit
genitive alefin alefien
partitive alefia alefeja
illative alefiin alefeihin
singular plural
nominative alef alefit
accusative nom. alef alefit
gen. alefin
genitive alefin alefien
partitive alefia alefeja
inessive alefissa alefeissa
elative alefista alefeista
illative alefiin alefeihin
adessive alefilla alefeilla
ablative alefilta alefeilta
allative alefille alefeille
essive alefina alefeina
translative alefiksi alefeiksi
instructive — alefein
abessive alefitta alefeitta
comitative — alefeineen
Possessive forms of alef (type risti)
possessor singular plural
1st person alefini alefimme
2nd person alefisi alefinne
3rd person alefinsa

Italian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Hebrew אָלֶ״ף‎ (ālep̄).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈa.lef/
  • Rhymes: -alef
  • Hyphenation: à‧lef

Noun

alef m (invariable)

  1. aleph, specifically:
    1. the name of the Phoenician-script letter 𐤀
    2. the name of the Hebrew-script letter א

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew אלף‎. Doublet of alfa.

Noun

alef m (plural alefs)

  1. aleph (first letter of the Hebrew alphabet)

Spanish

Noun

alef m (plural alefs)

  1. Alternative form of álef
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