alpha

Etymology
From the, the first letter of the Greek alphabet, from the. .

Noun

 * 1) The name of the first letter of the Greek alphabet (Α,  α), followed by beta. In the Latin alphabet it is the predecessor to A.
 * : the Latin letter Ɑ (minuscule: ɑ).
 * 1)  The name of the symbols Α and α used in science and mathematics, often interchangeable with the symbols when used as a prefix.
 * 2)  The return of a given asset or portfolio adjusted for systematic risk.
 * 3) A person, especially a male, who is dominant, successful and attractive; (see alpha male).
 * 4)  The first versions of a program, usually only available to the developer, and only tested by the developer.
 * 5)  The level of translucency of a color, as determined by the alpha channel.
 * 6)  The significance level of a statistical test; the alpha level.
 * 7)  In omegaverse fiction, a person of a dominant secondary sex driven by biology, magic, or other means to bond with an omega, with males of this type often having canine-like genitalia.
 * 8) * 2017, Marianne Gunderson, "What is an omega? Rewriting sex and gender in omegaverse fanfiction", thesis submitted to the University of Oslo, page 11:
 * Sherlock realizes that John, despite being an alpha, sees and loves Sherlock for who he is, "a brilliant, mad, nutter of a man," instead of only wanting him for his reproductive functions, his ability to become pregnant.
 * 1)  The first versions of a program, usually only available to the developer, and only tested by the developer.
 * 2)  The level of translucency of a color, as determined by the alpha channel.
 * 3)  The significance level of a statistical test; the alpha level.
 * 4)  In omegaverse fiction, a person of a dominant secondary sex driven by biology, magic, or other means to bond with an omega, with males of this type often having canine-like genitalia.
 * 5) * 2017, Marianne Gunderson, "What is an omega? Rewriting sex and gender in omegaverse fanfiction", thesis submitted to the University of Oslo, page 11:
 * Sherlock realizes that John, despite being an alpha, sees and loves Sherlock for who he is, "a brilliant, mad, nutter of a man," instead of only wanting him for his reproductive functions, his ability to become pregnant.
 * 1)  The level of translucency of a color, as determined by the alpha channel.
 * 2)  The significance level of a statistical test; the alpha level.
 * 3)  In omegaverse fiction, a person of a dominant secondary sex driven by biology, magic, or other means to bond with an omega, with males of this type often having canine-like genitalia.
 * 4) * 2017, Marianne Gunderson, "What is an omega? Rewriting sex and gender in omegaverse fanfiction", thesis submitted to the University of Oslo, page 11:
 * Sherlock realizes that John, despite being an alpha, sees and loves Sherlock for who he is, "a brilliant, mad, nutter of a man," instead of only wanting him for his reproductive functions, his ability to become pregnant.
 * 1) * 2017, Marianne Gunderson, "What is an omega? Rewriting sex and gender in omegaverse fanfiction", thesis submitted to the University of Oslo, page 11:
 * Sherlock realizes that John, despite being an alpha, sees and loves Sherlock for who he is, "a brilliant, mad, nutter of a man," instead of only wanting him for his reproductive functions, his ability to become pregnant.

Translations

 * Arabic: أَلْفَا
 * Armenian:
 * Asturian:
 * Belarusian:
 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Cantonese: 阿爾法, 阿伐, 阿拉法, 阿耳法
 * Hakka: 阿爾法
 * Hokkien:, , ,
 * Mandarin:, 阿伐, 阿拉法, 阿耳法
 * Coptic: ⲁⲗⲫⲁ
 * Czech:
 * Danish:
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto:
 * Faroese: alfa
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Galician:
 * Georgian: ალფა
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: ἄλφα
 * Hebrew:
 * Hindi: अल्फ़ा
 * Hungarian:
 * Icelandic: alfa
 * Ido:
 * Interlingua: alpha
 * Irish: alfa
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:
 * Khmer: អាល់ហ្វា
 * Korean:
 * Latin:
 * Latvian: alfa
 * Lithuanian: alfa
 * Macedonian: алфа
 * Malay: alfa
 * Maori: ārepa
 * Marathi: आल्फा
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål:
 * Nynorsk: alfa
 * Odia: ଆଲ୍ଫା
 * Persian:
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:
 * Serbo-Croatian: alfa, алфа
 * Slovak: alfa
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Tagalog:
 * Thai: แอลฟา
 * Turkish:
 * Ukrainian:
 * Urdu:, الفا

Adjective

 * 1) Designates the first in an order of precedence.
 * 2)  Exhibiting characteristics of the alpha male/female archetype.
 * 3)  Designates some bright star, usually the brightest star, of a.
 * 1)  Designates some bright star, usually the brightest star, of a.
 * 1)  Designates some bright star, usually the brightest star, of a.

Noun

 * 1)  Greek letter

Etymology
From.