alî

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ali"

Northern Kurdish

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *Hárdah (half, side), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hárdʰas (half).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑːˈliː/
  • Rhymes: -iː

Noun

alî m (Arabic spelling ئالی)

  1. side, direction
    Synonyms: hêl, mil

Declension

Declension of alî
definite masculine gender
case singular plural
nominative alî alî
construct aliyê aliyên
oblique alî aliyan
demonstrative oblique alî wan aliyan
vocative aliyo aliyino
indefinite masculine gender
case singular plural
nominative aliyek aliyin
construct aliyekî aliyine
oblique aliyekî aliyinan

Derived terms

References

  • Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “alî”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 5