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Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic عَالٍ (ʕālin).
Pronunciation
| Readings
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| Classical reading?
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ālī
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| Dari reading?
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ālī
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| Iranian reading?
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âli
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| Tajik reading?
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oli
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Adjective
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عالی
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| Iranian Persian
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| Tajik
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олӣ
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عالی • ('âli) (comparative عالیتَر ('âli-tar), superlative عالیتَرین ('âli-tarin))
- sublime, exalted
- excellent
- بِسیار عالی اَست. ― besyâr âli ast. ― It's excellent.
Derived terms
Urdu
Etymology
From Arabic عَالٍ (ʕālin).
Adjective
عالِی • ('ālī) (Hindi spelling आली)
- high, elevated, exalted, eminent, noble, grand, sublime
Further reading
- Platts, John T. (1884) “عالی”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.