علی

See also: علي, على, غلى, and غلي

Persian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic عَلِيّ (ʕaliyy).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? alī
Dari reading? alī
Iranian reading? ali
Tajik reading? 'ali

Adjective

Dari علی
Iranian Persian
Tajik алӣ

علی • ('ali)

  1. high

Proper noun

Dari علی
Iranian Persian
Tajik Алӣ

علی • ('ali)

  1. Ali ibn Abi Talib (the first imam of Shia Islam)
  2. a male given name, Ali, from Arabic
  • عبدالعلی (abd-ol-'ali)
  • علیقلی ('aliqoli)
  • غلامعلی (ġolâm'ali)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic عَلَى (ʕalā).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ʔä.lɑː], [ʔä.läj.]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [ʔä.lɑː], [ʔä.läj.]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [ʔä.lɔː], [ʔä.läj.]

Readings
Classical reading? alā, alay-
Dari reading? alā, alay-
Iranian reading? alâ, aley-
Tajik reading? 'alo, 'alay-

Preposition

Dari علیـ or علیٰ
Iranian Persian
Tajik ало or алай-

علیٰ or علیـ • ('alâ or 'aley-)

  1. upon, over, on (only used in borrowed Arabic phrases; see related terms below)

Further reading

Urdu

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Classical Persian عَلِی (alī), from Arabic عَلِيّ (ʕaliyy).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

علی • ('alī) m (Hindi spelling अली)

  1. Ali ibn Abi Talib
  2. a male given name, Ali, from Arabic

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Classical Persian عَلَیٰ (alā), from Arabic عَلَى (ʕalā).

Pronunciation

Preposition

عَلیٰ or عَلَیـ • ('alā or 'alay-)

  1. upon, over, on (only used in borrowed Arabic phrases; see related terms below)
  • صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم (sallā-llāhu 'alayhi wa-sallam)
  • علیٰ الاتصال ('alā-l-ittisāl)
  • علیٰ الاجمال ('alā-l-ijmāl)
  • علیٰ الاستمرار ('alā-l-istimrār)
  • علیٰ التواتر ('alā-t-tawātur)
  • علیٰ التوکل ('alā-t-tawakkul)
  • علیٰ الحساب ('alā-l-hisāb)
  • علیٰ السحر ('alā-s-sahar)
  • علیٰ الصباح ('alā-s-sabāh)
  • علیہ السلام ('alayhi-s-salām)
  • علیہم ('alayhim)
  • علیہما ('alayhumā)

Further reading

  • “علی”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • Platts, John T. (1884) “علی”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
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