عالي

عالي

See also: غالي‎ and عالی‎

Arabic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕaː.liː/

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Adverb

عَالِي • (ʿālī)

1. over, upon, above
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 76:21:

     ‏عَالِيَهُمْ ثِيَابُ سُندُسٍ خُضْرٌ وَإِسْتَبْرَقٌ‎

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Adjective

عَالِي • (ʿālī)

1. informal pronunciation of عَالٍ‎ (ʿālin, “high, exalted”)
2. (with definite article) nominative definite of عَالٍ‎ (ʿālin, “high, exalted”)
3. (with definite article) genitive definite of عَالٍ‎ (ʿālin, “high, exalted”)

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South Levantine Arabic

Root
ع ل ي‎

Etymology

From Arabic عَالٍ‎ (ʿālin).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕaː.li/, [ˈʕæː.li]

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Adjective

عالي • (ʕāli) (feminine عالية‎ (ʕālye), common plural عاليين‎ (ʕālyīn), elative أعلى‎ (ʔaʕla))

1. high, tall

   Antonym: واطي‎ (wāṭi)

2. loud

   ‏بحبّ أسمع موسيقى بصوت عالي‎

   baḥebb ʔasmaʕ mūsīqa bṣōt ʕāli

   I like to listen to music out loud.

   Antonym: واطي‎ (wāṭi)