The story behind Alif
Borrowed from Classical Persian الف (alif), from Arabic أَلِف (ʔalif).
Pronunciation
Hindi; Hindi; Standard: /ə.lɪf/
Regional pronunciation variants
- Hindi; Hindi; Standard: [ɐ.lɪf]
- Hindi; Hindi; Standard: /ə.lɪpʰ/
- Hindi; Hindi; Standard: [ɐ.lɪpʰ]
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Names Similar to Alif
Arif
Borrowed from Arabic عَارِف (ʕārif, “knowing”), active participle of عَرَفَ (ʕarafa, “to know”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends F
- same syllable count
- similar length
Arifə
Ultimately from Arabic عَارِفَة (ʕārifa).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ə
- same syllable count
- similar length
Chérif
Borrowed from Arabic شَرِيف (šarīf).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends F
- same syllable count
- similar length
Dorsaf
Borrowed from Arabic درصاف.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends F
- same syllable count
- similar length
Jusuf
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish یوسف (yusuf), borrowed from Arabic يُوسُف (yūsuf), borrowed from Biblical Hebrew יוֹסֵף (yōsép), from הוֹסִיף (hosíf, “to add”). Doublet of Josif…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends F
- same syllable count
- similar length
Jùsuf
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish یوسف (yusuf), borrowed from Arabic يُوسُف (yūsuf), borrowed from Biblical Hebrew יוֹסֵף (yōsép), from הוֹסִיף (hosíf, “to add”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends F
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Alif
Abacar
Borrowed from Arabic أَبُو بَكْر (ʔabū bakr, literally “father of a young camel; father of a person named Bakr”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Abdala
From Old Galician-Portuguese Abdalla, from Arabic عَبْدُ الله (ʕabdu llāh).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Abdeslam
Borrowed from Arabic عَبْدُ ٱلسَّلَام (ʕabdu s-salām).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends M
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Alif
Bağır
From Arabic بَاقِر (bāqir).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends R
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Barack
Anglicized spelling, used by Luo speakers, of Barak, ostensibly as an Old Testament name. A cognate of the biblical Baruch.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends K
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Barak
From Hebrew בָּרָק (“lightning”). From Arabic بَارَك (bārak, “he who is blessed”). Cognate with the biblical name Baruch of Hebrew origin. The usage of the root ب ر ك (b r k)…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends K
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length