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

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Catalan

Noun

alef f (plural alefs)

1. The Hebrew letter א‎.

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Finnish

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

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Italian

Etymology

Borrowed 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

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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)

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Spanish

Noun

alef m (plural alefs)

1. Alternative form of álef