Appendix:Arabic roots/ء ل ف

Arabic

Root

ء ل ف • (ʔ l f)

1. related to composition

Derived terms

Verbs

• Form I: أَلِفَ (ʔalifa, “to be used to”)
  • Verbal noun: أَلْف (ʔalf)
  • Active participle: ?
  • Passive participle: مَأْلُوف (maʔlūf)
• Form II: أَلَّفَ (ʔallafa, “to compose”)
  • Verbal noun: تَأْلِيف (taʔlīf)
  • Active participle: مُؤَلِّف (muʔallif)
  • Passive participle: مُؤَلَّف (muʔallaf)
• Form V: تَأَلَّفَ (taʔallafa, “to be composed”)
  • Verbal noun: تَأَلُّف (taʔalluf)
  • Active participle: مُتَأَلِّف (mutaʔallif)
  • Passive participle: مُتَأَلَّف (mutaʔallaf)
• Form VI: تَآلَفَ (taʔālafa, “to harmonize”)
  • Verbal noun: تَآلُف (taʔāluf)
  • Active participle: مُتَآلِف (mutaʔālif)
  • Passive participle: مُتَآلَف (mutaʔālaf)
• Form VIII: اِئْتَلَفَ (iʔtalafa, “to coalesce, to unite”)
  • Verbal noun: اِئْتِلَاف (iʔtilāf)
  • Active participle: مُؤْتَلِف (muʔtalif)
  • Passive participle: مُؤْتَلَف (muʔtalaf)
• Form X: اِسْتَأْلَفَ (istaʔlafa, “to try to get acquainted with”)
  • Verbal noun: اِسْتِئْلَاف (istiʔlāf)
  • Active participle: مُسْتَأْلِف (mustaʔlif)
  • Passive participle: مُسْتَأْلَف (mustaʔlaf)

Nouns

• إِلْف m (ʔilf, “friend”), pl. أُلَّاف (ʔullāf)
• أُلْفَة f (ʔulfa, “familiarity”)

Adjectives

• أَلِيف (ʔalīf, “familiar”)
• أَلُوف (ʔalūf, “tame”)