علي

علي

See also: على‎, علی‎, غلى‎, and غلي‎

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ع ل ي‎ (ʿ-l-y).

Ultimately from Proto-Semitic *ʿall-, *ʿaly- (“to be high; exalted”), from Proto-Afroasiatic *ʿal-, *ʿVl(ay)- (“to be high, tall; to rise, ascend”).

Cognate with Hebrew עָלָה‎ (ʿalá, “to ascend, rise, grow, develop”), Hebrew עלי‎ (ʿeli, “ascent”) and thereby Eli.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕa.li.ja/
• Rhymes: -ijj

Verb

عَلِيَ • (ʿaliya) I, non-past يَعْلَى‎‎ (yaʿlā)

1. (intransitive) to be exalted, high
2. (intransitive) to excel, to stand out

Conjugation

Conjugation of

عَلِيَ

(form-I final-weak, verbal noun عَلَاء)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						عَلَاء‎ ʿalāʾ
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						عَالٍ‎ ʿālin
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	عَلِيتُ‎ ʿalītu	عَلِيتَ‎ ʿalīta	عَلِيَ ʿaliya		عَلِيتُمَا‎ ʿalītumā	عَلِيَا‎ ʿaliyā		عَلِينَا‎ ʿalīnā	عَلِيتُمْ‎ ʿalītum	عَلُوا‎ ʿalū
	f		عَلِيتِ‎ ʿalīti	عَلِيَتْ‎ ʿaliyat			عَلِيَتَا‎ ʿaliyatā			عَلِيتُنَّ‎ ʿalītunna	عَلِينَ‎ ʿalīna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَعْلَى‎ ʾaʿlā	تَعْلَى‎ taʿlā	يَعْلَى‎ yaʿlā		تَعْلَيَانِ‎ taʿlayāni	يَعْلَيَانِ‎ yaʿlayāni		نَعْلَى‎ naʿlā	تَعْلَوْنَ‎ taʿlawna	يَعْلَوْنَ‎ yaʿlawna
	f		تَعْلَيْنَ‎ taʿlayna	تَعْلَى‎ taʿlā			تَعْلَيَانِ‎ taʿlayāni			تَعْلَيْنَ‎ taʿlayna	يَعْلَيْنَ‎ yaʿlayna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَعْلَى‎ ʾaʿlā	تَعْلَى‎ taʿlā	يَعْلَى‎ yaʿlā		تَعْلَيَا‎ taʿlayā	يَعْلَيَا‎ yaʿlayā		نَعْلَى‎ naʿlā	تَعْلَوْا‎ taʿlaw	يَعْلَوْا‎ yaʿlaw
	f		تَعْلَيْ‎ taʿlay	تَعْلَى‎ taʿlā			تَعْلَيَا‎ taʿlayā			تَعْلَيْنَ‎ taʿlayna	يَعْلَيْنَ‎ yaʿlayna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَعْلَ‎ ʾaʿla	تَعْلَ‎ taʿla	يَعْلَ‎ yaʿla		تَعْلَيَا‎ taʿlayā	يَعْلَيَا‎ yaʿlayā		نَعْلَ‎ naʿla	تَعْلَوْا‎ taʿlaw	يَعْلَوْا‎ yaʿlaw
	f		تَعْلَيْ‎ taʿlay	تَعْلَ‎ taʿla			تَعْلَيَا‎ taʿlayā			تَعْلَيْنَ‎ taʿlayna	يَعْلَيْنَ‎ yaʿlayna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اِعْلَ‎ iʿla			اِعْلَيَا‎ iʿlayā				اِعْلَوْا‎ iʿlaw
	f		اِعْلَيْ‎ iʿlay							اِعْلَيْنَ‎ iʿlayna

Etymology 2

From the root ع ل و‎ (ʿ-l-w) or ع ل ي‎ (ʿ-l-y).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕa.lijj/

Adjective

عَلِيّ • (ʿaliyy) (feminine عَلِيَّة‎ (ʿaliyya), masculine plural عَلِيُّونَ‎ (ʿaliyyūna) or عِلْيَة‎ (ʿilya), feminine plural عَلِيَّات‎ (ʿaliyyāt), elative أَعْلَىٰ‎ (ʾaʿlā))

1. high, tall[1]
2. exalted, lofty, excellent

Declension

Declension of adjective عَلِيّ (ʿaliyy)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	عَلِي ʿalī	الْعَلِي‎ al-ʿalī	عَلِيَّة‎ ʿaliyya	الْعَلِيَّة‎ al-ʿaliyya
Nominative	عَلِيٌّ ʿaliyyun	الْعَلِيُّ‎ al-ʿaliyyu	عَلِيَّةٌ‎ ʿaliyyatun	الْعَلِيَّةُ‎ al-ʿaliyyatu
Accusative	عَلِيًّا‎ ʿaliyyan	الْعَلِيَّ‎ al-ʿaliyya	عَلِيَّةً‎ ʿaliyyatan	الْعَلِيَّةَ‎ al-ʿaliyyata
Genitive	عَلِيٍّ ʿaliyyin	الْعَلِيِّ‎ al-ʿaliyyi	عَلِيَّةٍ‎ ʿaliyyatin	الْعَلِيَّةِ‎ al-ʿaliyyati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	عَلِيَّيْن‎ ʿaliyyayn	الْعَلِيَّيْن‎ al-ʿaliyyayn	عَلِيَّتَيْن‎ ʿaliyyatayn	الْعَلِيَّتَيْن‎ al-ʿaliyyatayn
Nominative	عَلِيَّانِ‎ ʿaliyyāni	الْعَلِيَّانِ‎ al-ʿaliyyāni	عَلِيَّتَانِ‎ ʿaliyyatāni	الْعَلِيَّتَانِ‎ al-ʿaliyyatāni
Accusative	عَلِيَّيْنِ‎ ʿaliyyayni	الْعَلِيَّيْنِ‎ al-ʿaliyyayni	عَلِيَّتَيْنِ‎ ʿaliyyatayni	الْعَلِيَّتَيْنِ‎ al-ʿaliyyatayni
Genitive	عَلِيَّيْنِ‎ ʿaliyyayni	الْعَلِيَّيْنِ‎ al-ʿaliyyayni	عَلِيَّتَيْنِ‎ ʿaliyyatayni	الْعَلِيَّتَيْنِ‎ al-ʿaliyyatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural‎; broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	عَلِيِّين‎‎; عِلْيَة‎ ʿaliyyīn‎; ʿilya	الْعَلِيِّين‎‎; الْعِلْيَة‎ al-ʿaliyyīn‎; al-ʿilya	عَلِيَّات‎ ʿaliyyāt	الْعَلِيَّات‎ al-ʿaliyyāt
Nominative	عَلِيُّونَ‎‎; عِلْيَةٌ‎ ʿaliyyūna‎; ʿilyatun	الْعَلِيُّونَ‎‎; الْعِلْيَةُ‎ al-ʿaliyyūna‎; al-ʿilyatu	عَلِيَّاتٌ‎ ʿaliyyātun	الْعَلِيَّاتُ‎ al-ʿaliyyātu
Accusative	عَلِيِّينَ‎‎; عِلْيَةً‎ ʿaliyyīna‎; ʿilyatan	الْعَلِيِّينَ‎‎; الْعِلْيَةَ‎ al-ʿaliyyīna‎; al-ʿilyata	عَلِيَّاتٍ‎ ʿaliyyātin	الْعَلِيَّاتِ‎ al-ʿaliyyāti
Genitive	عَلِيِّينَ‎‎; عِلْيَةٍ‎ ʿaliyyīna‎; ʿilyatin	الْعَلِيِّينَ‎‎; الْعِلْيَةِ‎ al-ʿaliyyīna‎; al-ʿilyati	عَلِيَّاتٍ‎ ʿaliyyātin	الْعَلِيَّاتِ‎ al-ʿaliyyāti

Synonyms

• عَالٍ‎ (ʿālin)

Descendants

(via feminine form عَلِيَّة‎ (ʿaliyya)):

• → Persian: علیه‎ ('aliyye)

Proper noun

عَلِيّ • (ʿaliyy) m

1. a male given name, Ali
2. ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib, the son-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muhammad through Ali's marriage to the Islamic prophet's daughter, Fāṭimah al-Zahrāʾ, recognized as the Islamic prophet's fourth rightly-guided successor in most of Sunni Islam and as the Islamic prophet's first legitimate successor in most of Shia Islam

Declension

Declension of noun عَلِيّ (ʿaliyy)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	—	عَلِي ʿalī	—
Nominative	—	عَلِيٌّ ʿaliyyun	—
Accusative	—	عَلِيًّا‎ ʿaliyyan	—
Genitive	—	عَلِيٍّ ʿaliyyin	—

Derived terms

• عَلَوِيّ‎ (ʿalawiyy)

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: Əli
• → Bengali: আলী (alī)
• → English: Ali
• → Bashkir: Ғәли (Ğäli)
• → Northern Luri: عںڵی‎ (əłi)
• → Persian: علی‎ ('ali)
• → Somali: Cali
• → Swahili: Ali
• → Tatar: Гали (Ğali)
• → Turkish: Ali

See also

• أَبُو بَكْر‎ (ʾabū bakr)
• عُثْمَان‎ (ʿuṯmān)
• عُمَر‎ (ʿumar)

 

• حَسَن‎ (ḥasan)
• حُسَيْن‎ (ḥusayn)
• فَاطِمَة‎ (fāṭima)

 

• إِبَاضِيَّة‎ (ʾibāḍiyya)
• خَوَارِج‎ (ḵawārij)
• سُنَّة‎ (sunna)
• شِيعَة‎ (šīʿa)

 

• زَيْدِيَّة‎ (zaydiyya)

 

• إِسْمَاعِيلِيَّة‎ (ʾismāʿīliyya)
• مُسْتَعْلِيَّة‎ (mustaʿliyya)
• نِزَارِيَّة‎ (nizāriyya)

 

• إِمَامِيَّة‎ (ʾimāmiyya)
• اِثْنَا عَشْرِيّة‎ (iṯnā ʿašriyya)

 

• رَافِضِيّ‎ (rāfiḍiyy)
• نَاصِبِيّ‎ (nāṣibiyy)

 

• يَا عَلِيّ‎ (yā ʿaliyy)

 

Etymology 3

From the root ع ل ي‎ (ʿ-l-y).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕalj/

Noun

عَلْي • (ʿaly) m

1. verbal noun of عَلَى‎ (ʿalā) (form I).

Declension

Declension of noun عَلْي (ʿaly)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عَلْي ʿaly	الْعَلْي‎ al-ʿaly	عَلْي ʿaly
Nominative	عَلْيٌ ʿalyun	الْعَلْيُ‎ al-ʿalyu	عَلْيُ ʿalyu
Accusative	عَلْيًا‎ ʿalyan	الْعَلْيَ‎ al-ʿalya	عَلْيَ ʿalya
Genitive	عَلْيٍ ʿalyin	الْعَلْيِ‎ al-ʿalyi	عَلْيِ ʿalyi

Etymology 4

From the root ع ل ي‎ (ʿ-l-y).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕu.li.ja/

Verb

عُلِيَ • (ʿuliya) (form I)

1. third-person masculine singular past passive of عَلَا‎ (ʿalā)

Etymology 5

From the root ع ل ي‎ (ʿ-l-y).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕu.li.ja/

Verb

عُلِيَ • (ʿuliya) (form I)

1. third-person masculine singular past passive of عَلَى‎ (ʿalā)

References

1. • Wehr, Hans (1979), “علو”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN.

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Hijazi Arabic

Root
ع ل ي‎

Etymology 1

From عَلَى‎ (“on”) +‎ ـيَ‎ (“me”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕalajːa/

Adverb

علي • (ʿalayya)

1. on me

Etymology 2

From Arabic عَلِيّ‎ (ʿaliyy).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕali/

Proper noun

عَلِي • (ʿali) m

1. a male given name

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕalːi/

Verb

علي • (ʿalli)

1. second-person masculine singular active imperative of عَلَّى‎ (ʿalla)

   raise!

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South Levantine Arabic

Root
ع ل ي‎

Etymology

From Arabic عَلِيَ‎ (ʿaliya).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕi.li/, [ˈʕi.li]

• Audio (al-Lidd)

  (file)

Verb

علي • (ʕili) (form I, present بعلى‎ (biʕla))

1. to rise (the volume, one's voice, etc.)

   Antonym: وطي‎ (wiṭi)

Conjugation

Conjugation of علي (ʕili)
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	عليت (ʕlīt)	عليت (ʕlīt)	علي (ʕili)		علينا (ʕlīna)	عليتو (ʕlītu)	عليو (ʕilyu)
	f		عليتي (ʕlīti)	عليت (ʕilyat)
present	m	بعلى (baʕla)	بتعلى (btiʕla)	بعلى (biʕla)		بنعلى (mniʕla)	بتعلو (btiʕlu)	بعلو (biʕlu)
	f		بتعلي (btiʕli)	بتعلى (btiʕla)
subjunctive	m	اعلى (aʕla)	تعلى (tiʕla)	يعلى (yiʕla)		نعلى (niʕla)	تعلو (tiʕlu)	يعلو (yiʕlu)
	f		تعلي (tiʕli)	تعلى (tiʕla)
imperative	m		اعلى (iʕla)				اعلو (iʕlu)
	f		اعلي (iʕli)