Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The first letter of the Persian (Arabic) alphabet, consisting of a single stroke: hence, a mere letter; a jot.
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- noun The first letter of the Arabic alphabet:
ا ('álif).
Etymologies
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Examples
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This usage occurs only at the beginning of a word, since within a word alif always sounds like the long vowel "aa."
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This usage occurs only at the beginning of a word, since within a word alif always sounds like the long vowel "aa."
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They govern the first letter of the alphabet, the alif, which is basically a straight vertical stroke.
Lightly Toasted 2010
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Her name, Elif, is actually the Turkish word for alif or aleph, the first letter of the Arabic and Hebrew alphabets.
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I learned to write alif, the first letter of the Arabic alphabet.
Nomad Ayaan Hirsi Ali 2010
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I learned to write alif, the first letter of the Arabic alphabet.
Nomad Ayaan Hirsi Ali 2010
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I learned to write alif, the first letter of the Arabic alphabet.
Nomad Ayaan Hirsi Ali 2010
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Just as the ` alif elongates the fatHa and the waaw elongates the damma, the yaa 'elongates the kasra.
Arabic for Dummies Bouchentouf, Amine 2006
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Even though saafara has four consonants instead of the usual three, it's nevertheless considered to be a regular verb because the fourth consonant, the ` alif, is actually a consonant that acts as a long vowel elongating the siin.
Arabic for Dummies Bouchentouf, Amine 2006
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Here are a few examples to help you get your head around this long-vowel process: To create a long vowel form of a fatHa, you attach an ` alif to the consonant that the fatHa is associated with.
Arabic for Dummies Bouchentouf, Amine 2006
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