alfabe

Haitian Creole

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /al.fa.be/

Noun

alfabe

1. alphabet

References

• 2010, edited by Arthur K. Spears and Carole M. Berotte Joseph, foreword by Marc Prou, The Haitian Creole Language: History, Structure, Use, and Education, published by Lexington Books, a division of Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, p. 100

Northern Kurdish

Alternative forms

• alfavît, alifba, elfabe, elîfba, elîfbe, elîfbê

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin alphabētum, from Byzantine Greek ἀλφάβητον (alphábēton) from the accusative of Koine Greek ἀλφάβητος (alphábētos) from Ancient Greek ἄλφα (álpha, “alpha”) + βῆτα (bêta, “beta”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑːlfɑːˈbɛ/

Noun

alfabe f (Arabic spelling ئالفابە)

1. alphabet

Declension

Declension of alfabe

Definite feminine gender
Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	alfabe	alfabe
Construct	alfabeya	alfabeyên
Oblique	alfabeyê	alfabeyan
Demonstrative oblique	wê alfabeyê	wan alfabeyan
Vocative	alfabeyê	alfabeyino
Indefinite feminine gender
Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	alfabeyek	alfabeyin
Construct	alfabeyeke	alfabeyine
Oblique	alfabeyekê	alfabeyinan

References

• Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “alfabe”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 5

Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from French alphabet.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /al.fa.ˈbe/

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Noun

alfabe (definite accusative alfabeyi, plural alfabeler)

1. alphabet

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	alfabe
Definite accusative	alfabeyi
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	alfabe	alfabeler
Definite accusative	alfabeyi	alfabeleri
Dative	alfabeye	alfabelere
Locative	alfabede	alfabelerde
Ablative	alfabeden	alfabelerden
Genitive	alfabenin	alfabelerin
Possessive forms Nominative Singular Plural 1st singular alfabem alfabelerim 2nd singular alfaben alfabelerin 3rd singular alfabesi alfabeleri 1st plural alfabemiz alfabelerimiz 2nd plural alfabeniz alfabeleriniz 3rd plural alfabeleri alfabeleri Definite accusative Singular Plural 1st singular alfabemi alfabelerimi 2nd singular alfabeni alfabelerini 3rd singular alfabesini alfabelerini 1st plural alfabemizi alfabelerimizi 2nd plural alfabenizi alfabelerinizi 3rd plural alfabelerini alfabelerini Dative Singular Plural 1st singular alfabeme alfabelerime 2nd singular alfabene alfabelerine 3rd singular alfabesine alfabelerine 1st plural alfabemize alfabelerimize 2nd plural alfabenize alfabelerinize 3rd plural alfabelerine alfabelerine Locative Singular Plural 1st singular alfabemde alfabelerimde 2nd singular alfabende alfabelerinde 3rd singular alfabesinde alfabelerinde 1st plural alfabemizde alfabelerimizde 2nd plural alfabenizde alfabelerinizde 3rd plural alfabelerinde alfabelerinde Ablative Singular Plural 1st singular alfabemden alfabelerimden 2nd singular alfabenden alfabelerinden 3rd singular alfabesinden alfabelerinden 1st plural alfabemizden alfabelerimizden 2nd plural alfabenizden alfabelerinizden 3rd plural alfabelerinden alfabelerinden Genitive Singular Plural 1st singular alfabemin alfabelerimin 2nd singular alfabenin alfabelerinin 3rd singular alfabesinin alfabelerinin 1st plural alfabemizin alfabelerimizin 2nd plural alfabenizin alfabelerinizin 3rd plural alfabelerinin alfabelerinin

Synonyms

• abece
• elifbe

Derived terms

• Latin alfabesi

References

• “alfabe”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu