علی
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Persian
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Arabic عَلِيّ (ʕaliyy).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key):
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key):
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key):
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | alī |
| Dari reading? | alī |
| Iranian reading? | ali |
| Tajik reading? | ali |
Adjective
| Dari | علی |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | алӣ |
علی • ('ali)
Related terms
- علیه (aliyye)
Proper noun
| Dari | علی |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | Алӣ |
علی • ('ali)
- Ali ibn Abi Talib (the first imam of Shia Islam)
- a male given name, Ali, from Arabic
Related terms
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Arabic عَلَى (ʕalā).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): ,
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): ,
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): ,
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | alā, alay- |
| Dari reading? | alā, alay- |
| Iranian reading? | alâ, aley- |
| Tajik reading? | alo, alay- |
Preposition
| Dari | علیـ or علیٰ |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | ало or алай- |
علیٰ or علیـ • ('alâ or 'aley-)
Related terms
- بر علیه (bar 'aleyh)
- بناءً علی هٰذا (benâ'an 'alâ hâzâ)
- صلی الله علیه وسلم (sallâ-llâho 'aleyhe va-sallam)
- علی رغم ('alâ rağm-e)
- علیه السلام ('aleyhe-s-salâm)
- علیالاتصال ('alâ-l-ettesâl)
- علیالاجمال ('alâ-l-ejmâl)
- مَحْکُومٌ عَلَیْه (mahkumon 'aleyh)
Further reading
- Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “علی”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “علىٰ”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul
Urdu
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Classical Persian عَلِی (alī), from Arabic عَلِيّ (ʕaliyy).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /(ʔ)ə.liː/
Proper noun
علی • ('alī) m (Hindi spelling अली)
- Ali ibn Abi Talib
- a male given name, Ali, from Arabic
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Classical Persian عَلَیٰ (alā), from Arabic عَلَى (ʕalā).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /(ʔ)ə.lɑː/, /(ʔ)ə.ləj/
Preposition
عَلیٰ or عَلَیـ • ('alā or 'alay-)
Related terms
- صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم (sallā-llāhu 'alayhi wa-sallam)
- علیٰ الاتصال ('alā-l-ittisāl)
- علیٰ الاجمال ('alā-l-ijmāl)
- علیٰ الاستمرار ('alā-l-istimrār)
- علیٰ التواتر ('alā-t-tawātur)
- علیٰ التوکل ('alā-t-tawakkul)
- علیٰ الحساب ('alā-l-hisāb)
- علیٰ السحر ('alā-s-sahar)
- علیٰ الصباح ('alā-s-sabāh)
- علیہ السلام ('alayhi-s-salām)
- علیہم ('alayhim)
- علیہما ('alayhumā)
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.