Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- All; wholly; completely.
- To; at; on; -- in OF. shortened to
a- . Seead- . - The Arabic definite article answering to the English the
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- prefix Variant of
ad- used before the letter L. - prefix no longer productive Alternative form of
all- .
Etymologies
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Examples
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But in Arabic, this set of relationships remains murky unless we put an al- not only in front of fortress, but also in front of all the words that describe it, those we want to include in the idea of this fortress.
The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010
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But in Arabic, this set of relationships remains murky unless we put an al- not only in front of fortress, but also in front of all the words that describe it, those we want to include in the idea of this fortress.
The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010
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So while the al- approach to nouns in Arabic strikes us as unwieldy for Global English, it could be used in specific regions, or in discussions with those regions.
The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010
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Without its al-, the noun is, by default, indefinite.
The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010
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So while the al- approach to nouns in Arabic strikes us as unwieldy for Global English, it could be used in specific regions, or in discussions with those regions.
The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010
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Instead, to convey the idea of the, Arabic puts al- immediately before the word.
The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010
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Without its al-, the noun is, by default, indefinite.
The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010
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Instead, to convey the idea of the, Arabic puts al- immediately before the word.
The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010
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True love has gone : Serbian President Boris Tadic visited Muammar al- Gaddafi twice in 2009.
Sasa Milosevic: Rebel Flag Flying in Belgrade and Sarajevo Sasa Milosevic 2011
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No wonder the American-born Anwar al- Awlaki headed to Yemen to recruit.
The Stability Dilemma Daniel Henninger 2011
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