अल्फ बे alpha bē

Hindi is also shown in Latin characters, using an adapted form of ISO 15919 transliteration.

How to read the transliteration

This site uses transliteration based on ISO 15919, with a few adaptations to make reading easier: h is added after c, ś and ṣ, and i after the vowel r̥. These adaptations bring it closer to the Hunterian system used in India while retaining the distinctive marks of ISO 15919.

Adaptations used on this site
ISO 15919On this site
cch
śśh
ṣṣh
r̥r̥i

A few reading pointers:

  • ā, ī, ū: the line above the letter indicates a long vowel.
  • ṭ, ḍ, ṇ: the dot below distinguishes retroflex consonants from t, d, n.
  • A tilde above a vowel indicates nasalisation.

ar · n. · f.

Earlier definition

Definition

The ABC, the alphabet.

Usual translation

  1. Alpha, beta
  2. Alpha and beta

Origin of the definition

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

बे ب bē (arabe)

The second letter of the Urdū or Hindūstānī (and of the Persian and Arabic) alphabet.
(Bābā) The second thing to remember: inheritance.

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Murlis of the day (and original sakar)

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Created
Friday 16 October 2020
Updated
Tuesday 2 July 2024