alifn.

Brit.

/ˈalɪf/,

/ˈɑːlɪf/, U.S.

/ˈɑlif/,

/ˈɑləf/

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Persian. Partly a borrowing from Arabic. Etymons: Persian 'alif; Arabic 'alif.

Etymology: < (i) Persian 'alif and its etymon (ii) Arabic 'alif, the name of the first letter in the Arabic alphabet, corresponding to Roman a (see A n.), ultimately < Phoenician 'lp (probably ālep̄ ) aleph n. Compare earlier aleph n.

The first letter of the Arabic and Persian alphabets, corresponding to Roman a, and having the form ا when written or printed. Cf. aleph n. 1. Also figurative and in figurative context (chiefly poetic).

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1727 T. Salmon Mod. Hist. (new Dublin ed.) I. vii. 479 They [sc. the Persians] have eight and twenty letters in their alphabet..but they are all consonants, except Alif..which has the sound of our a.

1793 C. F. Greville Brit. India Analyzed I. 87 The first letter of the month Ahmudee is Alif.

1839 E. W. Lane tr. Thousand & One Nights I. iii. 138 A young lady with eyes possessing the enchantment of Babil, and a figure like the letter Alif. [Translator's note The meaning conveyed by this comparison is ‘tall and slender’.]

1868 E. FitzGerald tr. Rubáiyát Omar Khayyám (ed. 2) li. 11 A single Alif were the clue, Could you but find it, to the Treasure-house.

1892 Ld. Tennyson Akbar's Dream in Death of Œnone 28 We scarce can spell The Alif of Thine Alphabet of Love.

1969 R. Winstedt (title) Start from Alif, Count from One.

1997 J. Bowker World Relig. 163/2 (caption) Minarets symbolise the oneness of god, and to some Muslims suggest the long straight letter alif with which God's name begins.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	alif
释义	alifn. Brit. /ˈalɪf/, /ˈɑːlɪf/, U.S. /ˈɑlif/, /ˈɑləf/ Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Persian. Partly a borrowing from Arabic. Etymons: Persian 'alif; Arabic 'alif. Etymology: < (i) Persian 'alif and its etymon (ii) Arabic 'alif, the name of the first letter in the Arabic alphabet, corresponding to Roman a (see A n.), ultimately < Phoenician 'lp (probably ālep̄ ) aleph n. Compare earlier aleph n. The first letter of the Arabic and Persian alphabets, corresponding to Roman a, and having the form ا when written or printed. Cf. aleph n. 1. Also figurative and in figurative context (chiefly poetic). ΘΚΠ society > communication > writing > written character > name of written character > [noun] > others Bc1000 Dc1000 ellc1000 Fc1000 Sc1000 yogha1300 Pa1398 ess1540 tee1610 alif1727 cue1755 em1793 en1793 dee1795 double U1841 edh1846 wye1857 vee1883 gee1926 nut1940 kay1959 at sign1977 1727 T. Salmon Mod. Hist. (new Dublin ed.) I. vii. 479 They [sc. the Persians] have eight and twenty letters in their alphabet..but they are all consonants, except Alif..which has the sound of our a. 1793 C. F. Greville Brit. India Analyzed I. 87 The first letter of the month Ahmudee is Alif. 1839 E. W. Lane tr. Thousand & One Nights I. iii. 138 A young lady with eyes possessing the enchantment of Babil, and a figure like the letter Alif. [Translator's note The meaning conveyed by this comparison is ‘tall and slender’.] 1868 E. FitzGerald tr. Rubáiyát Omar Khayyám (ed. 2) li. 11 A single Alif were the clue, Could you but find it, to the Treasure-house. 1892 Ld. Tennyson Akbar's Dream in Death of Œnone 28 We scarce can spell The Alif of Thine Alphabet of Love. 1969 R. Winstedt (title) Start from Alif, Count from One. 1997 J. Bowker World Relig. 163/2 (caption) Minarets symbolise the oneness of god, and to some Muslims suggest the long straight letter alif with which God's name begins. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1727
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