Pronunciation : Al-. A prefix. (a)
Etymology : [AS. eal.]
Definition : Defn: All; wholly; completely; as, almighty,almost. (b) Etym: [L. ad.]
Defn: 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 Unabridged Dictionary, 1913