أليف

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Arabic[edit]

Root
ء ل ف (ʔ-l-f)

Etymology[edit]

فَعِيل (faʕīl)-type stative-verb derived from the active participle from the verb أَلِفَ (ʔalifa, to be familiar with).

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

أَلِيف (ʔalīf) (masculine plural أُلَفَاء (ʔulafāʔ))

  1. tame, domesticated (animal)

Declension[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Azerbaijani: əlif
  • Georgian: არიფი (aripi)
  • Ottoman Turkish: الیف (elif)