ܐܠܦ

Ultimately derived from Phoenician 𐤀𐤋𐤐 (ʾlp, literally “bull, ox, head of cattle”) through Classical Syriac; compare Arabic أَلِف (ʔalif), Hebrew אָלֶף (álef) and Ancient Greek ἄλφα (álpha).

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʔɑːlap.]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [ʔal.lap.]

ܐܵܠܲܦ • (ālap) f

1. alaph (the first letter of the Assyrian alphabet and Syriac script)

• Alaph represents the number one in the native numbering system (usually used for ordinal numbers, book publishing data or biblical references).
  • When a mṭalqānā is placed above (ܐ݇), it means 1,000.

• (symbol) ܐ

• ܐܵܠܲܦܒܹܝܬ݂ (ālapbēṯ, “alphabet”)
• ܐܵܠܲܦ ܘܬܲܘ (ālap w-taw, “alpha and omega”)

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʔalap.], [ʔɑːlepː]

ܐܲܠܲܦ or ܐܵܠܹܦ • (allap or ālēp) m or f (plural ܐܲܠܦܲܝ̈ (alpay))

1. construct state singular of ܐܲܠܦܵܐ (alpā, “thousand”)

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʔɪl.lɪp.]

ܐܸܠܸܦ • (illip) (plural ܐܸܠܦܲܝ̈ (ilpay))

1. construct state singular of ܐܸܠܦܵܐ (ilpā, “boat”)

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʔallɪp.]

ܐܲܠܸܦ or ܐܠܦ • (allip or alpūn) (feminine singular ܐܲܠܸܦܝ (allip), plural ܐܲܠܦܘܼܢ)

1. second-person masculine singular imperative of ܡܲܠܸܦ (mallip, “to teach”)