عالي

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See also: غالي and عالی

Arabic

Root
ع ل ي (ʕ-l-y)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʕaː.liː/
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Adverb

عَالِي • (ʕālī)

  1. over, upon, above

Adjective

عَالِي • (ʕālī)

  1. informal pronunciation of عَالٍ (ʕālin, “high, exalted”)
  2. (with definite article) nominative definite of عَالٍ (ʕālin, “high, exalted”)
  3. (with definite article) genitive definite of عَالٍ (ʕālin, “high, exalted”)

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ع ل ي
4 terms

Etymology

From Arabic عَالٍ (ʕālin).

Pronunciation

Adjective

عالي • (ʕāli) (feminine عالية (ʕālye), common plural عاليين (ʕālyīn), elative أعلى (ʔaʕla))

  1. high, tall
    Antonym: واطي (wāṭi)
  2. loud
    Antonym: واطي (wāṭi)
    بحبّ أسمع موسيقى بصوت عالي
    baḥebb ʔasmaʕ mūsīqa bṣōt ʕāli
    I like to listen to music out loud.
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