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# al

name and fragment (Al — a short name; «al» in «et al.» and «al dente»)

«al» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Al is a short form of boys' names like Albert, Alan, Alfred or Alexander. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/al/#m1)
2. In «et al.» (Latin for «and others») it is a short form used in science writing for a list of authors. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/al/#m2)
3. In «al dente» (Italian) it means pasta cooked so it is still a little firm. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/al/#m3)
4. Al is also the chemical symbol for aluminium, written with a capital A. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/al/#m4)
5. In some Arabic names, al means 'the', as in Haroun-al-Raschid. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/al/#m5)

### In the lessons

In stories and maths problems Al is a person's name (a capital letter). In science, «Al» is the symbol for aluminium on the periodic table, and «et al.» appears when a book names a group of scientists. Phrases: «et al.», «al dente».

### Examples

- Al has 8 marbles and gives 3 to Sue. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/al/#x1)
- Uncle Al fixed our bike. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/al/#x2)
- The study was written by Smith et al. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/al/#x3)
- Cook the spaghetti until it is al dente. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/al/#x4)
- The symbol Al stands for aluminium. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/al/#x5)
- «Call me Al,» said the new boy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/al/#x6)

### Note

As a name, always write Al with a capital letter. «Et al.» has a full stop after al. The symbol Al: capital A, small l. Do not confuse with «all» (every one).

## In Jewish tradition

Al (El) is a Hebrew name for God, meaning "God" or "the Mighty One."

**Interpretation.** Sefer Yetzirah commentators say this short divine name appears in a phrase read as "the only God." Kabbalists link such names to divine qualities.

### Examples

- In this case the name is AL, El. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/al/#x1)
- In this case we have the simple form AL, EL. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/al/#x2)
- The words are ADUN IChID AL, or " Adonai (as commonly written) the only EL" (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/al/#x3)

### Note

As a name, always write Al with a capital letter. «Et al.» has a full stop after al. The symbol Al: capital A, small l. Do not confuse with «all» (every one).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «al» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/al/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«al» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/al.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «al» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/al/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«al» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/al.html) on Mova free.