Type Word Usage Arabic Scripts ألْف (Arabic) Meaning & History Arabic word meaning "thousand" [1] . Related ItemsFamily Tree ·Details Given Name DescendantsÄlfiä, Alfia (Bashkir) Alfiya (Kyrgyz) Alfia, Älfiya (Tatar) Sources & ReferencesShow Inline Numbers Hide Inline Numbers Wehr, Hans. A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic. Spoken Language Services, 1979, page 28. Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Entry updated May 26, 2026