الف

See also: ألف, الق, and ألق

Arabic

Noun

اَلِف (ʾalif) f

  1. alternative spelling of أَلِف (ʾalif)

Numeral

اَلْف (ʾalf) m

  1. alternative spelling of أَلْف (ʾalf)

Egyptian Arabic

Numeral

ألف ('alf) , pl آلاف

  1. thousand

Persian

Noun

الف (alef)

  1. alif
    • 13th-century, Rumi, Masnavi, section 81: تفسیر و هو معکم اینما کنتم:
      ما کییم اندر جهان پیچ پیچ
      چون الف او خود چه دارد هیچ هیچ
      mâ ki-im andar jahân-e pič-pič
      čun alef az xod če dârad hič hič
      Who are us in the material world?
      like alif, what does it has by itself? nothing, nothing
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