علوي

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Arabic

Root
ع ل ي (ʕ-l-y)

Etymology 1

Relative adjective (nisba) composed of عُلُوّ (ʕuluww, height, grandeur) +‎ ـِيّ (-iyy), with a modified version of عُلُوّ (ʕuluww).

Pronunciation

Adjective

عُلْوِيّ (ʕulwiyy) (feminine عُلْوِيَّة (ʕulwiyya), masculine plural عُلْوِيُّونَ (ʕulwiyyūna), feminine plural عُلْوِيَّات (ʕulwiyyāt))

  1. upper
  2. high, lofty
  3. roof, upstairs, overhead
  4. sublime, exalted
  5. heavenly, divine, celestial, astral, ethereal, empyreal
Declension

Etymology 2

Relative adjective (nisba) composed of عَلِيّ (ʕaliyy, high, exalted; Ali) +‎ ـَوـ (-aw-) +‎ ـِيّ (-iyy), from the root ع ل ي (ʕ-l-y).

Pronunciation

Adjective

عَلَوِيّ (ʕalawiyy) (feminine عَلَوِيَّة (ʕalawiyya), masculine plural عَلَوِيُّونَ (ʕalawiyyūna), feminine plural عَلَوِيَّات (ʕalawiyyāt))

  1. Alawi
Declension

Noun

عَلَوِيّ (ʕalawiyym, plural عَلَوِيُّون (ʕalawiyyūn), feminine عَلَوِيَّة (ʕalawiyya)

  1. Alawite
Declension
Related terms
Descendants
  • Ottoman Turkish: علوى (alevi)
  • Spanish: alauí