Where does “अलिफ़” come from?
अलिफ़ (Hindi) comes from Classical Persian الف, from Arabic أَلِف — alif, the first letter of the Arabic alphabet.
अलिफ़ (Hindi): alif
Ancestry of “अलिफ़”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Classical Persian | الف | — |
| 2 | Arabic | أَلِف | alif, the first letter of the Arabic alphabet |