Where does “الف” come from?

الف (Urdu) comes from Classical Persian الف, from Arabic أَلِف — alif, the first letter of the Arabic alphabet.

الف (Urdu): name of the first letter of the Urdu alphabet; alif

Definitions

  1. name of the first letter of the Urdu alphabet; alif

Ancestry of “الف”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianالف—
2Arabicأَلِفalif, the first letter of the Arabic alphabet
Every word from Arabic أَلِف →Every word from Classical Persian الف →