prefix
The: Arabic definite article, as in Alkoran, algebra.

Assimilated var. of AD-.

suffix
of adjectives and nouns Of or pertaining to; characterized by; connected with: per-sonal, musical; also in some nouns that were originally adjectives: animal, rival. [<L -alis]

suffix
of nouns The act of doing or the state of suffering that which is expressed by the verb stem: betrayal, refusal. [<OF -aille <L -alia, neut. plural of -alis]

suffix
Chem. Denoting a compound having the properties of or derived from an aldehyde: chloral. [<AL(DEHYDE)]

Chem.
Aluminum (symbol Al).

(al)
Diminutive of ALBERT. ALFRED.