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Arabic
Pronunciation
Adverb
عَالِي • (ʕālī)
- over, upon, above
Adjective
عَالِي • (ʕālī)
- informal pronunciation of عَالٍ (ʕālin, “high, exalted”)
- (with definite article) nominative definite of عَالٍ (ʕālin, “high, exalted”)
- (with definite article) genitive definite of عَالٍ (ʕālin, “high, exalted”)
South Levantine Arabic
Etymology
From Arabic عَالٍ (ʕālin).
Pronunciation
Adjective
عالي • (ʕāli) (feminine عالية (ʕālye), common plural عاليين (ʕālyīn), elative أعلى (ʔaʕla))
- high, tall
- Antonym: واطي (wāṭi)
- loud
- Antonym: واطي (wāṭi)
بحبّ أسمع موسيقى بصوت عالي- baḥebb ʔasmaʕ mūsīqa bṣōt ʕāli
- I like to listen to music out loud.