Where does “alif” come from?
alif (French) comes from Arabic أَلِف — alif, the first letter of the Arabic alphabet.
alif (French): alif Arabic letter
Definitions
- alif Arabic letter
Ancestry of “alif”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | أَلِف | alif, the first letter of the Arabic alphabet |