alif

American  

[ah-lif] / ˈɑ lɪf /

noun

1. the first letter of the Arabic alphabet.

2. the glottal stop consonant represented by this letter.

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Etymology

Origin of alif

From Arabic; aleph

Example Sentences

The female twins, named Alif and Raya, were born at Chester Zoo in January but have only just started to explore the outside world.

From BBC

In the reading area, Melody Strmel, who came with three friends to show their support, sat in a cushy chair digging into her two selections, a Middle-Eastern coming of age cyber-tech fantasy called “Alif the Unseen” and “Barn 8,” a satirical novel about corporate chicken farming which aligned with her environmental work in greenhouse gas emissions.

From Los Angeles Times

Mohammad's father, Alif, remembered walking through the hospital corridors hours later, wondering if his only son was alive.

From BBC

Alif Akhirul Ramadan, 27, said he was getting oxygen for his grandmother, 77, who was being cared for by family members at home.

From New York Times

“Now it has to be refilled,” said Mr. Alif, who has had Covid twice.

From New York Times