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