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Ottoman Turkish
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Arabic عَلَيْهِ ( ʕalayhi , “ upon him ” ) (pronounced عَلَيْه ( ʕalayh ) in pausa), third-person singular masculine of عَلَى ( ʕalā ) .
Prepositional phrase
علیه or علیهِ • (aleyh or aleyhi )
( in certain Arabic phrases )
on him , upon him
رحمت الله علیه ― rahmetü'llâhi aleyh ― may God have mercy on him
علیه السلام ― aleyhi ' s-selâm ― peace be upon him
Derived terms
Descendants
See also
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Classical Persian علیه ( alayh-i ) .
Preposition
علیه • (aleyh-i )
against
Synonyms: علیهنده ( aleyhinde ) , علیهنه ( aleyhine )
Antonyms: لهنده ( lehinde ) , لهنه ( lehine )
Descendants
Etymology 3
Borrowed from Arabic عَلِيَّة ( ʕaliyya ) , feminine singular of عَلِيّ ( ʕaliyy ) .
Adjective
علیه • (aliyye )
feminine singular of علی ( alî )
Descendants
References
Kélékian, Diran (1911 ) “علیه ”, in Dictionnaire turc-français , Constantinople: Mihran, page 859
Nişanyan, Sevan (2002– ) “aleyh ”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013 ), “aleyh”, in The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English , 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN
Persian
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Arabic عَلَيْهِ ( ʕalayhi , “ upon him ” ) (pronounced عَلَيْه ( ʕalayh ) in pausa), third-person singular masculine of عَلَى ( ʕalā ) .
Pronunciation
Readings
Classical reading?
alayh
Dari reading?
alayh
Iranian reading?
aleyh
Tajik reading?
alayh
( when followed by the Arabic definite article ) :
Readings
Classical reading?
alayhi
Dari reading?
alayhi
Iranian reading?
aleyhe
Tajik reading?
alayhi
Prepositional phrase
Dari
علیهِ or علیه
Iranian Persian
Tajik
алайҳ or алайҳи
عَلَیْه or عَلَیْهِ • (aleyh or aleyhe )
( in certain Arabic phrases )
on him , upon him
رحمت الله علیه ― rahmato llâhe aleyh ― may God have mercy on him
علیه السلام ― aleyhe s-salâm ― peace be upon him
Derived terms
See also
Etymology 2
From علیه ( aleyh ) + ezafe .
Pronunciation
Readings
Classical reading?
alayh-i
Dari reading?
alayh-i
Iranian reading?
aleyh-e
Tajik reading?
alayh-i
Preposition
Dari
علیه
Iranian Persian
Tajik
алайҳи
علیه • (aleyh-e )
against
خشونت علیه زنان ― xošunat aleyh-e zanân ― violence against women
حمله علیه نظامیان روسی ― hamle aleyh-e nezâmiyân-e rusi ― attack against Russian soldiers
Descendants
→ Ottoman Turkish: علیه ( aleyh-i )
Etymology 3
Borrowed from Arabic عَلِيَّة ( ʕaliyya ) , feminine singular of عَلِيّ ( ʕaliyy ) .
Pronunciation
Readings
Classical reading?
aliyya
Dari reading?
aliya
Iranian reading?
aliyye
Tajik reading?
aliya
Adjective
Dari
علیه
Iranian Persian
Tajik
алийя
علیه • (aliyye )
( fossilized, for Arabic feminine nouns ) Alternative form of علی ( ali , “ sublime, high ” ) [ 1]
دولت علیه ― dowlat-e aliyye ― the High (i.e. Imperial) Government[ 1]
References
↑ 1.0 1.1 Hayyim, Sulayman (1934 ) “علیه ”, in New Persian–English dictionary , volume 2, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim, page 384