אלפא

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Aramaic[edit]

Pronunciation 1[edit]

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Noun[edit]

אלפא • (transliteration needed) f (plural אלפא)

  1. ship, boat, galley

Pronunciation 2[edit]

Noun[edit]

אלפא • (transliteration needed) f (uncountable)

  1. Greek letter Α

Numeral[edit]

אלפא • (transliteration needed) m (plural אלפיא, and אלפא)

  1. thousand

Hebrew[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

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Noun[edit]

אַלְפָא • (álfa) f

  1. alpha (the first letter of the Greek alphabet)
    • a. 217 C.E., Mishnah, Shekalim 3:2:
      רַבִּי יִשְׁמָעֵאל אוֹמֵר, יְוָנִית כָּתוּב בָּהֶן — אַלְפָ״א בֵּיתָ״א גַמְלָ״א
      Rabbi Yishma'el omer, y'vanit katuv ba-hen — alfa, beta, gamla.
      Rabbi Ishmael says, Greek was written on them — alpha, beta, gamma.
  1. (Mishnaic Hebrew) primary, first
    • a. 217 C.E., Mishnah, Menachot 8:3:
      תְּקוֹעָה אַלְפָא לַשֶּׁמֶן. אַבָּא שָׁאוּל אוֹמֵר, שְׁנִיָּה לָהּ רֶגֶב בְּעֵבֶר הַיַּרְדֵּן.
      T'qo'ah alfa la-shémen. Ábba Sha'ul omer, shniyyah lah Régev b-'éver ha-Yarden.
      Tekoa is first for oil. Abba Shaul says, secondary to it is Regeb in the Transjordan.


Derived terms[edit]

Lishana Deni[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Aramaic אַלְפָּא (ʾalpā).

Numeral[edit]

אלפא (ʾalpa) (plural אלפיה (ʾalpe) or אלפאהיה (ʾalpāhe) or אלפאייה (ʾalpāye))

  1. thousand

Usage notes[edit]

  • The plural אלפיה (ʾalpe) is used in combination with other numerals, as in ארבא אלפיה (ʾarba ʾalpe, “four thousand”). The other plurals are used otherwise.
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