Aleph

Origin

Hebrew אלף, with a Hellenized ph spelling due to influence from alpha.

Alternative forms

• alef

Full definition of aleph

Noun

1. The first letter of the Proto-Canaanite alphabet, and its descendants in descended Semitic scripts, such as Phoenician Aleph 𐤀, Aramaic 𐡀, Syriac ܐ, Hebrew א ("aleph") and Arabic ا.

Derived terms

• aleph-null
• aleph-zero
• aleph-one
• alpha
• alphabet

Synonyms

• alif especially of Arabic alif