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Aleph

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

Españolalef
Françaisalefaleph
DeutschAlefAleph
16 more languages
العربيةألفأليفا
Catalàalef
Ελληνικάάλεφ
Suomialef
עבריתאאל״ףאלף
हिन्दीअलिफ़
Italianoalef
日本語アリフアレフ
한국어알레프알리프
Kurdîalifelîf
Bahasa Melayualif
Polskialef
Portuguêsalef
Русскийалефалиф
TürkçeElif
اردواالف

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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