Al- \Al-\ A prefix. (a) [AS. eal.]
All; wholly; completely; as, almighty, almost. (b) [L. ad.]
To; at; on; -- in OF. shortened to a-. See
Ad-. (c) The Arabic definite article answering to the English the;
as, Alkoran, the Koran or the Book; alchemy, the
chemistry.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |