Where does “އަލިފު” come from?

އަލިފު (Dhivehi) comes from Arabic أَلِف — alif, the first letter of the Arabic alphabet.

އަލިފު (Dhivehi): Name of the eighth letter in the Thaana alphabet (އ)

Definitions

  1. Name of the eighth letter in the Thaana alphabet (އ)

Ancestry of “އަލިފު”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicأَلِفalif, the first letter of the Arabic alphabet
Every word from Arabic أَلِف