علیه

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic عَلَيْهِ (ʕalayhi, upon him) (pronounced عَلَيْه (ʕalayh) in pausa), third-person singular masculine of عَلَى (ʕalā).

Prepositional phrase

علیه or علیهِ • (aleyh or aleyhi [when followed by the Arabic definite article]) (in certain Arabic phrases)

  1. on him, upon him
    رحمت الله علیهrahmetü'llâhi aleyhmay God have mercy on him
    علیه السلامaleyhi's-selâmpeace be upon him
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Turkish: aleyh, aleyhi
See also

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Classical Persian علیه (alayh-i).

Preposition

علیه • (aleyh-i)

  1. against
    Synonyms: علیهنده (aleyhinde), علیهنه (aleyhine)
    Antonyms: لهنده (lehinde), لهنه (lehine)
Descendants
  • Turkish: aleyh-i

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Arabic عَلِيَّة (ʕaliyya), feminine singular of عَلِيّ (ʕaliyy).

Adjective

علیه • (aliyye)

  1. feminine singular of علی (alî)
Descendants
  • Turkish: aliyye

References

  • Kélékian, Diran (1911) “علیه”, in Dictionnaire turc-français[1] (in French), Constantinople: Mihran, page 859
  • Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “aleyh”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
  • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), “aleyh”, in The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN

Persian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic عَلَيْهِ (ʕalayhi, upon him) (pronounced عَلَيْه (ʕalayh) in pausa), third-person singular masculine of عَلَى (ʕalā).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? alayh
Dari reading? alayh
Iranian reading? aleyh
Tajik reading? alayh

(when followed by the Arabic definite article):

 

Readings
Classical reading? aláyhi
Dari reading? alayhi
Iranian reading? aleyhe
Tajik reading? alayhi

Prepositional phrase

Dari علیهِ or علیه
Iranian Persian
Tajik алайҳ or алайҳи

عَلَیْه or عَلَیْهِ • (aleyh or aleyhe [when followed by the Arabic definite article]) (in certain Arabic phrases)

  1. on him, upon him
    رحمت الله علیهrahmato llâhe aleyhmay God have mercy on him
    علیه السلامaleyhe s-salâmpeace be upon him
Derived terms
See also

Etymology 2

From علیه (aleyh) + ezafe.

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? aláyh-i
Dari reading? alayh-i
Iranian reading? aleyh-e
Tajik reading? alayh-i

Preposition

Dari علیه
Iranian Persian
Tajik алайҳи

علیه • (aleyh-e)

  1. against
    خشونت علیه زنانxošunat aleyh-e zanânviolence against women
    حمله علیه نظامیان روسیhamle aleyh-e nezâmiyân-e rusiattack against Russian soldiers
Descendants
  • Ottoman Turkish: علیه (aleyh-i)
    • Turkish: aleyh-i

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Arabic عَلِيَّة (ʕaliyya), feminine singular of عَلِيّ (ʕaliyy).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? aliyya
Dari reading? aliya
Iranian reading? aliye
Tajik reading? aliya

Adjective

Dari علیه
Iranian Persian
Tajik алийя

علیه • (aliyye)

  1. (fossilized, for Arabic feminine nouns) alternative form of علی (ali, sublime, high)[1]
    دولت علیهdowlat-e aliyyethe High (i.e. Imperial) Government[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “علیه”, in New Persian–English dictionary, volume 2, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim, page 384