أليف

Arabic

Root
ء ل ف (ʔ-l-f)

Etymology

فَعِيل (faʕīl)-type stative-verb derived from the active participle from the verb أَلِفَ (ʔalifa, to be familiar with).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔa.liːf/
  • Rhymes: -iːf

Adjective

أَلِيف • (ʔalīf) (masculine plural أُلَفَاء (ʔulafāʔ))

  1. tame, domesticated (animal)

Declension

Descendants

  • Azerbaijani: əlif
  • Georgian: არიფი (aripi)
  • Ottoman Turkish: الیف (elif)
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