الف

alif, s.m. The first letter of the Arabic, Persian, and Urdū alphabets:—alifu`llāh, 'The alif of (the word) allāh'; adj. Alone, friendless, having no friend save God; destitute, poor:—alifu`llāh-kā ḵẖat̤t̤, The mark of the letter alif made by faqīrs on the forehead (indicative of their separation from worldly concerns, etc.):—alif-be, s.f. The a, b,c, the alphabet:—alaf honā, v.n. To become erect; to rear (as a horse).