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Meaning of Aleph | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈɑˌlɛf

Definitions

  1. The first letter of the Proto-Canaanite alphabet, and its descendants in descended Semitic scripts, such as Phoenician 𐤀 (ʾ, ʾaleph), Aramaic 𐡀 (ʾ), Classical Syriac ܐ ('ālaph), Hebrew א (aleph) and Arabic ا (ʾalif).
  2. The cardinality of an infinite well-ordered (or well-orderable) set.

Equivalents

العربية ألف أليف ا
Català alef
Deutsch Alef Aleph
Ελληνικά άλεφ
Español alef
Suomi alef
Français alef aleph
עברית א אל״ף אלף
हिन्दी अलिफ़
Italiano alef
日本語 アリフ アレフ
한국어 알레프 알리프
Kurdî alif elîf
Bahasa Melayu alif
Polski alef
Português alef
Русский алеф алиф
Türkçe Elif
اردو ا الف

Examples

“The axiom of choice is equivalent to the proposition that every infinite cardinal is an aleph.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

aleph number aleph-beth aleph-null aleph-one alepidote alépine

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