àlep

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Etymology[edit]

Uncertain. Possible sources include:

  1. Latin ālipēs (wing-footed)
  2. Latin alapa (slap, smack)
  3. Arabic دَوْلَاب (dawlāb, waterwheel)

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

àlep m (plural àleps)

  1. blade (of a turbine)

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