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Old English · noun

alif

Normalised ālīf

Part of speech
noun, neuter
Declension
strong a-stem
IPA
/ɑːˈliːf/
Syllables
ɑː · ˈliːf (2 syllables)
Modern English
eternal lifeeternal

Meaning

  1. eternal life

Declension

Declension of alif
SingularPlural
Nominative ālīfālīf
Accusative ālīfālīf
Genitive ālīfesālīfa
Dative ālīfeālīfum

All forms (5)

Etymology

Compound of ā (“always”) + līf (“life”).

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