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Persian
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Arabic عَلِيّ (ʕaliyy).
Pronunciation
Readings
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Classical reading?
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alī
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Dari reading?
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alī
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Iranian reading?
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ali
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Tajik reading?
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ali
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Adjective
Dari
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علی
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Iranian Persian
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Tajik
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алӣ
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علی • ('ali)
- high
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Proper noun
Dari
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علی
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Iranian Persian
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Tajik
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Алӣ
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علی • ('ali)
- Ali ibn Abi Talib (the first imam of Shia Islam)
- a male given name, Ali, from Arabic
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Etymology 2
Borrowed from Arabic عَلَى (ʕalā).
Pronunciation
Readings
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Classical reading?
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alā, alay-
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Dari reading?
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alā, alay-
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Iranian reading?
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alâ, aley-
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Tajik reading?
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alo, alay-
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Preposition
Dari
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علیـ or علیٰ
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Iranian Persian
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Tajik
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ало or алай-
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علیٰ or علیـ • ('alâ or 'aley-)
- upon, over, on (only used in borrowed Arabic phrases; see related terms below)
Related terms
Further reading
Urdu
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Arabic عَلِيّ (ʕaliyy).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
علی • ('alī) m (Hindi spelling अली)
- Ali ibn Abi Talib
- a male given name, Ali, from Arabic
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Arabic عَلَى (ʕalā).
Pronunciation
Preposition
عَلیٰ or عَلَیـ • ('alā or 'alay-)
- upon, over, on (only used in borrowed Arabic phrases; see related terms below)
Related terms
Further reading
- “علی”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- Platts, John T. (1884) “علی”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.