alef

See also: álef

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑː.lɛf/

Noun

alef (plural alefs)

1. Alternative form of aleph

Derived terms

• alef null
• alef zero

 

Anagrams

• Lafe, Leaf, feal, flea, leaf

Catalan

Noun

alef f (plural alefs)

1. the Hebrew letter א

Finnish

Etymology

From Phoenician 𐤀𐤋𐤐 (ʾlp).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑlef/, [ˈɑ̝le̞f]
• Rhymes: -ɑlef
• Hyphenation^(key): alef

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
abessive		alefitta	alefeitta
instructive		—	alefein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of alef (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative alefini alefini accusative nom. alefini alefini gen. alefini genitive alefini alefieni partitive alefiani alefejani inessive alefissani alefeissani elative alefistani alefeistani illative alefiini alefeihini adessive alefillani alefeillani ablative alefiltani alefeiltani allative alefilleni alefeilleni essive alefinani alefeinani translative alefikseni alefeikseni abessive alefittani alefeittani instructive — — comitative — alefeineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative alefisi alefisi accusative nom. alefisi alefisi gen. alefisi genitive alefisi alefiesi partitive alefiasi alefejasi inessive alefissasi alefeissasi elative alefistasi alefeistasi illative alefiisi alefeihisi adessive alefillasi alefeillasi ablative alefiltasi alefeiltasi allative alefillesi alefeillesi essive alefinasi alefeinasi translative alefiksesi alefeiksesi abessive alefittasi alefeittasi instructive — — comitative — alefeinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative alefimme alefimme accusative nom. alefimme alefimme gen. alefimme genitive alefimme alefiemme partitive alefiamme alefejamme inessive alefissamme alefeissamme elative alefistamme alefeistamme illative alefiimme alefeihimme adessive alefillamme alefeillamme ablative alefiltamme alefeiltamme allative alefillemme alefeillemme essive alefinamme alefeinamme translative alefiksemme alefeiksemme abessive alefittamme alefeittamme instructive — — comitative — alefeinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative alefinne alefinne accusative nom. alefinne alefinne gen. alefinne genitive alefinne alefienne partitive alefianne alefejanne inessive alefissanne alefeissanne elative alefistanne alefeistanne illative alefiinne alefeihinne adessive alefillanne alefeillanne ablative alefiltanne alefeiltanne allative alefillenne alefeillenne essive alefinanne alefeinanne translative alefiksenne alefeiksenne abessive alefittanne alefeittanne instructive — — comitative — alefeinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative alefinsa alefinsa accusative nom. alefinsa alefinsa gen. alefinsa genitive alefinsa alefiensa partitive alefiaan alefiansa alefejaan alefejansa inessive alefissaan alefissansa alefeissaan alefeissansa elative alefistaan alefistansa alefeistaan alefeistansa illative alefiinsa alefeihinsa adessive alefillaan alefillansa alefeillaan alefeillansa ablative alefiltaan alefiltansa alefeiltaan alefeiltansa allative alefilleen alefillensa alefeilleen alefeillensa essive alefinaan alefinansa alefeinaan alefeinansa translative alefikseen alefiksensa alefeikseen alefeiksensa abessive alefittaan alefittansa alefeittaan alefeittansa instructive — — comitative — alefeineen alefeinensa

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

Related terms

• alfa

Anagrams

• alfe

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• álef, aleph

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