علی
See also: علي, على, غلى, and غلي
Persian
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Arabic عَلِيّ (ʿaliyy).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ʔaˈliː/
- (Dari Persian) IPA(key): /ʔaˈliː/
- (Iranian Persian) IPA(key): /ʔæˈliː/
- (Tajik) IPA(key): /ʔaˈli/
Proper noun
| Dari | علی |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | Алӣ (Alī) |
علی • ('ali)
- Ali ibn Abi Talib (the first imam of Shia Islam)
- a male given name, Ali, from Arabic
Related terms
- عبدالعلی (abd-ol-'ali)
- علیقلی ('aliqoli)
- غلامعلی (ğolâm'ali)
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Arabic عَلَى (ʿalā).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ʔalɑː/, /ʔalaj/
- (Dari Persian) IPA(key): /ʔalɑː/, /ʔalaj/
- (Iranian Persian) IPA(key): /ʔælɒː/, /ʔælej/
- (Tajik) IPA(key): /ʔalɔ/, /ʔalaj/
Preposition
| Dari | علی |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | ало, алай- (alo, alay-) |
علی • ('alâ, 'aley-)
- upon, over, on (only used in borrowed Arabic phrases; see related terms below)
Related terms
- بر علیه (bar 'aleyh)
- بناءً علی هٰذا (benâ'an 'alâ hâzâ)
- صلی الله علیه وسلم (sallâ-llâho 'aleyhe va-sallam)
- علیه السلام ('aleyhe-s-salâm)
- علیالاتصال ('alâ-l-ettesâl)
- علیالاجمال ('alâ-l-ejmâl)
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 Arabic عَلِيّ (ʿaliyy).
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 Arabic عَلَى (ʿalā).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /(ʔ)ə.lɑː/, /(ʔ)ə.ləj/
Preposition
عَلیٰ or عَلَیـ • ('alā or 'alay-)
- upon, over, on (only used in borrowed Arabic phrases; see related terms below)
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 (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.