אלפא

Aramaic

Pronunciation 1

  • IPA(key): /ʔɛlpɑʔ/

Noun

אלפא • (transliteration needed) f (plural אלפא)

  1. ship, boat, galley

Pronunciation 2

  • IPA(key): /ʔalpɑʔ/

Noun

אלפא • (transliteration needed) f (uncountable)

  1. Greek letter Α

Numeral

אלפא • (transliteration needed) m (plural אלפיא‎ or אלפא)

  1. thousand

Hebrew

Proper noun

אַלְפָא • (álfa) f

  1. alpha (the first letter of the Greek alphabet)

Lishana Deni

Etymology

From Aramaic אַלְפָּא‎ (ʾalpā).

Numeral

אלפא (ʾalpa) (plural אלפיה‎ (ʾalpe) or אלפאהיה‎ (ʾalpāhe) or אלפאייה‎ (ʾalpāye))

  1. thousand

Usage notes

  • The plural אלפיה (ʾalpe) is used in combination with other numerals, as in ארבא אלפיה (ʾarba ʾalpe, “four thousand”). The other plurals are used otherwise.
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