Where does “elif” come from?
elif (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish الف, from Arabic أَلِف — alif, the first letter of the Arabic alphabet.
elif (Turkish): Letter of the Arabic alphabet: ا
Definitions
- Letter of the Arabic alphabet: ا
Ancestry of “elif”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | الف | — |
| 2 | Arabic | أَلِف | alif, the first letter of the Arabic alphabet |