AL (Alabama)
state in the southeastern United States
Al (aluminum)
malleable silvery metallic element used in alloys and in the manufacture of lightweight objects (Chemistry)
Al
n.
male first name (form of Albert)
AL
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Ål
Al-
(, also
transliterated as el- and in some cases il- and ul-) is a
prefix in the
Arabic language which functions as a
definite article, comparable to the
English word . However, al- never stands as a word by itself, but is always joined to the beginning of the word it modifies — for example, 'the book' is al-kitāb, which is written . Like the English word 'the', al- is not a permanent component of words it is attached to; it is only prefixed to a word to make the word definite — continuing the example, 'a book', or simply 'book', is kitāb, which is written , as Arabic does not have an
indefinite article. Unlike English usage,
Arabic grammar requires al- to be used with adjectives modifying the definite noun. For example, 'the big book' in English requires only one instance of 'the', but in Arabic the phrase is al-kitāb al-kabīr, written , with two instances of al- (DEF-book-DEF-big, literally, 'the book the big').
Hebrew, another language in the
Semitic family, has similar rules for the use of its definite article.
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Al
n.
Al, male first name (form of Albert)
Al (Aluminium)
aluminium, type of metal (alternate spelling for aluminum)
al (année lumière)
light year, distance that light travels in 1 year (approximately 9.46 trillion kilometers or 5.88 trillion miles); very far away
Al (m)
n.
Al, male first name
al
prep.
to the, to; at, in, on; for; by; per; of; after; away (Grammar)