Malay Names · Boy
Alif name meaning
“first letter of the Arabic alphabet”
- Letters
- 4
- Syllables
- 2●●
- First letter
- A
- Origin
- Arabic
- Category
- Malay Names
- Gender
- ♂ Boy
- Arabic scriptألف
- Devanagari scriptअलिफ़
27
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata carry the name Alif
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Alif is a boy's name taken from the first letter of the Arabic alphabet.
What does Alif mean?
About the name Alif
Alif is the name of the first letter of the Arabic alphabet (ا). Malaysian spellings include Aliff, Alief and Aleef.
| Gender | ♂ Boy |
|---|---|
| Origin | Arabic |
| Root | ء ل ف · ʾ-l-f |
| Syllables | A-lif |
| First letter | Malay Names starting with A |
| Arabic script | ألف |
|---|---|
| Devanagari script | अलिफ़ |
Compound names with Alif
Sources
- Wiktionary: ألف · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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