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Afar
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /aˈli/ ,
Hyphenation: a‧li
Noun
alí f
reptile
References
Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie) , Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)
Azerbaijani
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic عَالٍ ( ʕālin ) .
Pronunciation
Adjective
ali (comparative daha ali , superlative ən ali )
supreme , higher , high ( dominant )
ali məhkəmə ― supreme court
ali təhsil müəssisəsi ― seat of higher learning
ali baş komandan ― commander in chif (literally, “supreme main commander ”)
Derived terms
Further reading
Elfdalian
Etymology
From Old Norse hali , from Proto-Germanic *halô .
Noun
ali m (oblique ålå )
( anatomy ) tail
Derived terms
Faroese
Pronunciation
Noun
ali n (genitive singular alis , uncountable )
quality , property , characteristic , nature (of someone or something)
Declension
n24s
Singular
Indefinite
Definite
Nominative
ali
alið
Accusative
ali
alið
Dative
ali
al(i)num
Genitive
alis
alisins
Derived terms
Verb
ali
indicative first-person singular present of ala
optative of ala
Finnish
Etymology
ala- + -i
Pronunciation
Postposition
ali ( + genitive )
beneath , underneath ( through the space that is underneath something )
Synonym: alitse
Antonyms: yli , ylitse
Pallo pyöri tuolin ali ja ovesta ulos. The ball rolled underneath the chair and out of the door.
Usage notes
ali cannot take a possessive suffix; alitse is used instead if possessive forms are desired.
Inflection
Related terms
See the inflection table.
Further reading
Gorontalo
Noun
ali
a hole sunk into the ground as a source of water or other fluids; well .
Gun
Alì
Etymology
Cognates include Fon alì
Pronunciation
Noun
alì (plural alì lɛ́ or alì lẹ́ )
road
Derived terms
Icelandic
Noun
ali
indefinite accusative plural of alur
Indonesian
Etymology
Inherited from Malay ali , from Arabic عَلِيّ ( ʕaliyy ) .
Pronunciation
Verb
ali
to show oneself .
Noun
ali (first-person possessive aliku , second-person possessive alimu , third-person possessive alinya )
greeting
Derived terms
Further reading
Italian
Pronunciation
Noun
ali f
plural of ala
Verb
ali
inflection of alare :
second-person singular present indicative
first / second / third-person singular present subjunctive
third-person singular imperative
Anagrams
Kapampangan
Interjection
ali
no ; stop ; not
Antonyms
Laboya
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *huaji-q , from *huaji , from Proto-Austronesian *Suaji .
Noun
ali
younger sibling
References
Rina, A. Dj.; Kabba, John Lado B. (2011), “ali ”, in Kamus Bahasa Lamboya, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat [Dictionary of Lamboya Language, West Sumba Regency ], Waikabubak: Dinas Kebudayaan dan Pariwisata, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat, page 6
Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen (2010–), “*Suaji ”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary
Latin
Verb
alī
present passive infinitive of alō
Lavukaleve
Noun
ali m
man
Laz
Noun
ali ( Atina , Vizha , Artasheni , Vitse–Arkabi )
Latin spelling of ალი ( ali )
Limos Kalinga
Noun
ali
king
Macanese
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Portuguese ali .
Adverb
ali
there ( away from the speaker )
Antonym: aqui
ali -riva ― up there
ali -vánda ― over there
qui aqui, qui ali ― either here or there
References
Middle English
Adjective
ali
Alternative form of holy ( sacred )
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
ali
(non-standard since 2012 ) definite plural of al
Participle
ali
(non-standard since 2012 ) past participle of ala
Nupe
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Noun
ali
character ; disposition ; behaviour
O'odham
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Noun
ali (plural a'al )
child , baby
Old Norse
Noun
ali
indefinite accusative plural of alr
Verb
ali
third-person active present subjunctive of ala
Old Polish
Etymology
Univerbation of a + li . First attested in the 15th century.
Pronunciation
Conjunction
ali
but
Synonym: ale
1880 [1436 ], Sprawozdania Komisji Językowej Akademii Umiejętności , volume III, page 332 :Rudda nye othworzila szye na roly... woytha, aly othworzila szye na roly claszthorney [Ruda nie otworzyła sie na roli... wojta, ali otworzyła sie na roli klasztornej]
Middle of the 15th century , Rozmyślanie o żywocie Pana Jezusa , page 638 :Kristus... rzekł ku swem zwolenikom: Kiedym was słał przez moszny, przez toboły..., azali wam czego niedostawało? A oni rzekli: Wszegośmy dosyć mieli. Ali już kto ma mosznę, weźmi i tobołę (sed nunc qui habet sacculum, tollat... peram Luc 22, 36) [Krystus... rzekł ku swem zwolenikom: Kiedym was słał przez moszny, przez toboły..., azali wam czego niedostawało? A oni rzekli: Wszegośmy dosyć mieli. Ali już kto ma mosznę, weźmi i tobołę (sed nunc qui habet sacculum, tollat... peram Luc 22, 36)]
until
1920 [1424 ], Marceli Handelsman, Antoni Rybarski, Kazimierz Tymieniecki, editors, Najdawniejsze księgi sądowe mazowieckie , volume II, number 237 :Iakom ya ne mal dzewcze mey vosza ani con[a dacz], ali na mego concza smerczy [Jakom ja nie miał dziewce mej woza ani kon[ia dać], ali na mego końca śmierci]
Particle
ali
until , as long as , up to
1950 [1499 ], Władysław Kuraszkiewicz, Adam Wolff, editors, Zapiski i roty polskie XV-XVI wieku z ksiąg sądowych ziemi warszawskiej , number 1831 :Jakossny my vyethnaly y rosdzyelyli Anna s B[b]arbara..., rolamy..., lassy, borrmy aly do waczyerzina syvotha [Jakosmy my ujednali i rozdzielili Annę z B[b]arbarą..., rolami..., lasy, bormi ali do macierzyna żywota]
Descendants
References
Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Polish ali . By surface analysis , univerbation of a + li .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈa.li/
Rhymes: -ali
Syllabification: a‧li
Conjunction
ali
( obsolete ) but
Synonym: ale
( Middle Polish ) so , hence
Synonym: więc
( Middle Polish ) let alone
Synonyms: a już , a zaraz
( Middle Polish ) or
Synonym: albo
Particle
ali
( obsolete ) used for presenting something ; here
Synonym: oto
References
Maria Renata Mayenowa; Stanisław Rospond; Witold Taszycki; Stefan Hrabec; Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023), “ali ”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish ]
Włodzimierz Gruszczyński (08.06.2022), “ALI ”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century ]
Further reading
ali in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814), “ali ”, in Słownik języka polskiego
J. Karłowicz , A. Kryński , W. Niedźwiedzki , editors (1900), “ali ”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 24
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese ali , aly , from Latin ad illīc ( literally “ to there ” ) .
Pronunciation
Rhymes: -i
Hyphenation: a‧li
Audio (Oporto, Portugal) (file )
Adverb
ali (not comparable )
there (far from both the speaker and the audience )
Synonym: lá
Usage notes
Usually ali implies a nearer position than lá .
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:ali .
See also
Rukai
Noun
ali
used by women to refer to one's female friend
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ali , *ale .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /âli/
Hyphenation: a‧li
Conjunction
ȁli (Cyrillic spelling а̏ли )
but
however
( Croatia ) or , if
Synonyms
Sicilian
Noun
ali
plural of ala
Slovene
Etymology 1
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium .)
Pronunciation
The second pronunciation is used in the second sense.
Conjunction
ȁli or ȃli
or
( ali ... ali ) either ... or
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Particle
ali
Introduces a yes-no question.
Further reading
“ali ”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU , portal Fran
Tagalog
Pronunciation
Hyphenation: a‧li
IPA (key ) : /ˈʔali/ ,
Noun
ali (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜒ )
Alternative form of ale