English
Pronunciation
Noun
alef (plural alefs)
- Alternative form of aleph.
Derived terms
Anagrams
Catalan
Noun
alef f (plural alefs)
- the Hebrew letter א
Finnish
Etymology
From Phoenician 𐤀𐤋𐤐 (ʾlp).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑlef/, [ˈɑ̝le̞f]
- Rhymes: -ɑlef
- Syllabification(key): a‧lef
- Hyphenation(key): alef
Noun
alef
- aleph (first letter of the Hebrew and Phoenician scripts and the Northwest Semitic abjad)
Declension
| Inflection of alef (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
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| nominative
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alef
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alefit
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| genitive
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alefin
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alefien
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| partitive
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alefia
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alefeja
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| illative
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alefiin
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alefeihin
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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alef
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alefit
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| accusative
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nom.
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alef
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alefit
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| gen.
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alefin
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| genitive
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alefin
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alefien
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| partitive
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alefia
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alefeja
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| inessive
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alefissa
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alefeissa
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| elative
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alefista
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alefeista
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| illative
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alefiin
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alefeihin
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| adessive
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alefilla
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alefeilla
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| ablative
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alefilta
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alefeilta
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| allative
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alefille
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alefeille
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| essive
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alefina
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alefeina
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| translative
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alefiksi
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alefeiksi
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| abessive
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alefitta
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alefeitta
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| instructive
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—
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alefein
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| comitative
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See the possessive forms below.
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| first-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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alefini
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alefini
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| accusative
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nom.
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alefini
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alefini
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| gen.
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alefini
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| genitive
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alefini
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alefieni
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| partitive
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alefiani
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alefejani
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| inessive
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alefissani
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alefeissani
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| elative
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alefistani
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alefeistani
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| illative
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alefiini
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alefeihini
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| adessive
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alefillani
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alefeillani
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| ablative
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alefiltani
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alefeiltani
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| allative
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alefilleni
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alefeilleni
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| essive
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alefinani
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alefeinani
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| translative
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alefikseni
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alefeikseni
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| abessive
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alefittani
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alefeittani
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
alefeineni
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| second-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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alefisi
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alefisi
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| accusative
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nom.
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alefisi
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alefisi
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| gen.
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alefisi
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| genitive
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alefisi
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alefiesi
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| partitive
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alefiasi
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alefejasi
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| inessive
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alefissasi
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alefeissasi
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| elative
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alefistasi
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alefeistasi
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| illative
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alefiisi
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alefeihisi
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| adessive
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alefillasi
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alefeillasi
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| ablative
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alefiltasi
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alefeiltasi
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| allative
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alefillesi
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alefeillesi
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| essive
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alefinasi
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alefeinasi
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| translative
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alefiksesi
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alefeiksesi
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| abessive
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alefittasi
|
alefeittasi
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
alefeinesi
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| first-person plural possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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alefimme
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alefimme
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| accusative
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nom.
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alefimme
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alefimme
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| gen.
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alefimme
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| genitive
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alefimme
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alefiemme
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| partitive
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alefiamme
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alefejamme
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| inessive
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alefissamme
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alefeissamme
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| elative
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alefistamme
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alefeistamme
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| illative
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alefiimme
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alefeihimme
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| adessive
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alefillamme
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alefeillamme
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| ablative
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alefiltamme
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alefeiltamme
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| allative
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alefillemme
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alefeillemme
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| essive
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alefinamme
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alefeinamme
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| translative
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alefiksemme
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alefeiksemme
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| abessive
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alefittamme
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alefeittamme
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| instructive
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—
|
—
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| comitative
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— |
alefeinemme
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| second-person plural possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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alefinne
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alefinne
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| accusative
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nom.
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alefinne
|
alefinne
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| gen.
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alefinne
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| genitive
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alefinne
|
alefienne
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| partitive
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alefianne
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alefejanne
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| inessive
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alefissanne
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alefeissanne
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| elative
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alefistanne
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alefeistanne
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| illative
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alefiinne
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alefeihinne
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| adessive
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alefillanne
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alefeillanne
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| ablative
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alefiltanne
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alefeiltanne
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| allative
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alefillenne
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alefeillenne
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| essive
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alefinanne
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alefeinanne
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| translative
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alefiksenne
|
alefeiksenne
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| abessive
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alefittanne
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alefeittanne
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| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
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— |
alefeinenne
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| third-person possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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alefinsa
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alefinsa
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| accusative
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nom.
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alefinsa
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alefinsa
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| gen.
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alefinsa
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| genitive
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alefinsa
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alefiensa
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| partitive
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alefiaan
alefiansa
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alefejaan
alefejansa
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| inessive
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alefissaan
alefissansa
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alefeissaan
alefeissansa
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| elative
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alefistaan
alefistansa
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alefeistaan
alefeistansa
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| illative
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alefiinsa
|
alefeihinsa
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| adessive
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alefillaan
alefillansa
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alefeillaan
alefeillansa
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| ablative
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alefiltaan
alefiltansa
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alefeiltaan
alefeiltansa
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| allative
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alefilleen
alefillensa
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alefeilleen
alefeillensa
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| essive
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alefinaan
alefinansa
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alefeinaan
alefeinansa
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| translative
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alefikseen
alefiksensa
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alefeikseen
alefeiksensa
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| abessive
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alefittaan
alefittansa
|
alefeittaan
alefeittansa
|
| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
alefeineen
alefeinensa
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Italian
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Hebrew אָלֶ״ף (ālep̄).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈa.lef/
- Rhymes: -alef
- Hyphenation: à‧lef
Noun
alef m (invariable)
- aleph, specifically:
- the name of the Phoenician-script letter 𐤀
- the name of the Hebrew-script letter א
Anagrams
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Hebrew אלף. Doublet of alfa.
Noun
alef m (plural alefs)
- aleph (first letter of the Hebrew alphabet)
Spanish
Noun
alef m (plural alefs)
- alternative form of álef