استعلى

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Arabic

Root
ع ل ي (ʕ l y)
20 terms

Verb

اِسْتَعْلَى (istaʕlā) X (non-past يَسْتَعْلِي (yastaʕlī), verbal noun اِسْتِعْلَاء (istiʕlāʔ))

  1. to rise, to tower
  2. to master
  3. to appropriate, to seize possession of
  4. (transitive) to climb (a tree, etc.)
  5. (transitive) to subdue, to overcome (someone)
  6. to prevail, to win
  7. to be arrogant, to be haughty

Conjugation

References

  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “علي”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
  • استعلى” in Almaany