CAL: ˀlp

alef, the first letter of the alphabet

Gal, Syr, JBA, JBAg

PTŠab 9.b:61[2]↗ אלף חד למד תלתין‏ˀlp ḥd lmd tltynܐܠܦ ܚܕ ܠܡܕ ܬܠܬܝܢ‏ܐܠܦ ܚܕ ܠܡܕ ܬܠܬܝܢ‏ˀlp ḥd lmd tltynאלף חד למד תלתין‏ܐܠܦ ܚܕ ܠܡܕ ܬܠܬܝܢ‏ܐܠܦ ܚܕ ܠܡܕ ܬܠܬܝܢ‏ : alef is one, lamedh is thirty ; AphDem10.200:17↗ ܡܢ ܐܠܦ ܘܥܕܡܐ ܠܝܘܕ‏mn ˀlp wˁdmˀ lywdמן אלף ועדמא ליוד‏ܡܢ ܐܠܦ ܘܥܕܡܐ ܠܝܘܕ‏mn ˀlp wˁdmˀ lywdמן אלף ועדמא ליוד‏ܡܢ ܐܠܦ ܘܥܕܡܐ ܠܝܘܕ‏ܡܢ ܐܠܦ ܘܥܕܡܐ ܠܝܘܕ‏ : from alef to yodh ; BT Šab 103b(24)↗ אלף אלף דאאזרך‏ˀlp ˀlp dˀˀzrkܐܠܦ ܐܠܦ ܕܐܐܙܪܟ‏ܐܠܦ ܐܠܦ ܕܐܐܙܪܟ‏ˀlp ˀlp dˀˀzrkאלף אלף דאאזרך‏ܐܠܦ ܐܠܦ ܕܐܐܙܪܟ‏ܐܠܦ ܐܠܦ ܕܐܐܙܪܟ‏ : the two successive alefs [lit. alef alef] of the word אאזרך

☛Derivatives▶

e(a)/a vb. — to learn; D(C): to teach
- ˀlwp adj. — used to, trained in
- ˀlyp adj. — familiar with
- ˀulpān, ˀulpānā n.m. — learning, instruction
  - br ˀwlpn n.m. — possessor of a halachic tradition
  - byt ˀwlpn n.m. — school house
- mallep̄, malləp̄ā n.m. — teacher
  - malləp̄ān, malləp̄ānā nom.ag.C — teacher
    - malləp̄ānū, malləp̄ānūṯā n.f. — teaching
    - malləp̄ānāy adj. — instructional
      - malləp̄ānāˀīṯ adv. — in an instructional manner
    - malləp̄ānī, malləp̄ānīṯā n.f. — teacher (f.)
- malep̄ ḥeḵmṯā n.f. — name of a star
- yālōp̄, yālōp̄ā nom.ag. — disciple
  - yālōp̄ū, yālōp̄ūṯā n.f. — instructability
  - yālōpāy adj. — instructional
    - yālōpāˀīṯ adv. — as a learner
- ylīp̄ adj. — used to, learned
  - ˀīlīp̄āˀīṯ adv. — learnedly
- yallīp̄, yallīp̄ā n.m./adj. — disciple; learned
  - yallīp̄ū, yallīp̄ūṯā n.f. — education
- yulləp̄ān, yulləp̄ānā n.m. — learning
  - ˁattīr yulpānā n.m. — name of a star
  - bar yulpānā n.m. — disciple
  - bēṯ yulpānā n.m. — school
  - yulləp̄ānāy adj. — scientific
ˀlp byt, ˀlpˀ bytˀ n.m. — alphabet
ˀalpāy adj. — pertaining to the letter Alaf

✎Notes & Bibliography▶

In Mandaic apparently simply a; see s.v. ˀbgd.

Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 50[22]DJPA: 60aDJBA: 136aPayne-Smith: 215J. Payne-Smith: 18