علي

See also: على, علی, غلى, and غلي

Arabic

Etymology 1
Root
ع ل ي (ʕ-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 • (ʕaliya) I, non-past يَعْلَى‎ (yaʕlā)

  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
ʕalāʔ
active participle
اِسْم الْفَاعِل
ʕālin
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
ʕalītu
ʕalīta
ʕaliya
عَلِيتُمَا

ʕalītumā
ʕaliyā
ʕalīnā
ʕalītum
ʕalū
f
ʕalīti
ʕaliyat
عَلِيَتَا

ʕaliyatā
ʕalītunna
ʕalīna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع		 m
ʔaʕlā
taʕlā
yaʕlā
تَعْلَيَانِ

taʕlayāni
يَعْلَيَانِ

yaʕlayāni
naʕlā
taʕlawna
yaʕlawna
f
taʕlayna
taʕlā
تَعْلَيَانِ

taʕlayāni
taʕlayna
yaʕlayna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب		 m
ʔaʕlā
taʕlā
yaʕlā
تَعْلَيَا

taʕlayā
يَعْلَيَا

yaʕlayā
naʕlā
taʕlaw
yaʕlaw
f
taʕlay
taʕlā
تَعْلَيَا

taʕlayā
taʕlayna
yaʕlayna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم		 m
ʔaʕla
taʕla
yaʕla
تَعْلَيَا

taʕlayā
يَعْلَيَا

yaʕlayā
naʕla
taʕlaw
yaʕlaw
f
taʕlay
taʕla
تَعْلَيَا

taʕlayā
taʕlayna
yaʕlayna
imperative
الْأَمْر		 m
iʕla
اِعْلَيَا

iʕlayā
iʕlaw
f
iʕlay
iʕlayna

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʕa.lijj/

Adjective

عَلِيّ • (ʕaliyy) (feminine عَلِيَّة (ʕaliyya), masculine plural عَلِيُّونَ (ʕaliyyūna) or عِلْيَة (ʕilya), feminine plural عَلِيَّات (ʕaliyyāt), elative أَعْلَىٰ (ʔaʕlā))

  1. high, tall[1]
  2. exalted, lofty, excellent
Declension
Declension of adjective عَلِيّ (ʕaliyy)
Singular Masculine Feminine
basic singular triptote singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal عَلِي
ʕalī		 الْعَلِي
al-ʕalī		 عَلِيَّة
ʕaliyya		 الْعَلِيَّة
al-ʕaliyya
Nominative عَلِيٌّ
ʕaliyyun		 الْعَلِيُّ
al-ʕaliyyu		 عَلِيَّةٌ
ʕaliyyatun		 الْعَلِيَّةُ
al-ʕaliyyatu
Accusative عَلِيًّا
ʕaliyyan		 الْعَلِيَّ
al-ʕaliyya		 عَلِيَّةً
ʕaliyyatan		 الْعَلِيَّةَ
al-ʕaliyyata
Genitive عَلِيٍّ
ʕaliyyin		 الْعَلِيِّ
al-ʕaliyyi		 عَلِيَّةٍ
ʕaliyyatin		 الْعَلِيَّةِ
al-ʕaliyyati
Dual Masculine Feminine
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal عَلِيَّيْن
ʕaliyyayn		 الْعَلِيَّيْن
al-ʕaliyyayn		 عَلِيَّتَيْن
ʕaliyyatayn		 الْعَلِيَّتَيْن
al-ʕaliyyatayn
Nominative عَلِيَّانِ
ʕaliyyāni		 الْعَلِيَّانِ
al-ʕaliyyāni		 عَلِيَّتَانِ
ʕaliyyatāni		 الْعَلِيَّتَانِ
al-ʕaliyyatāni
Accusative عَلِيَّيْنِ
ʕaliyyayni		 الْعَلِيَّيْنِ
al-ʕaliyyayni		 عَلِيَّتَيْنِ
ʕaliyyatayni		 الْعَلِيَّتَيْنِ
al-ʕaliyyatayni
Genitive عَلِيَّيْنِ
ʕaliyyayni		 الْعَلِيَّيْنِ
al-ʕaliyyayni		 عَلِيَّتَيْنِ
ʕaliyyatayni		 الْعَلِيَّتَيْنِ
al-ʕaliyyatayni
Plural Masculine Feminine
sound masculine plural‎; broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a) sound feminine plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal عَلِيِّين‎; عِلْيَة
ʕaliyyīn‎; ʕilya		 الْعَلِيِّين‎; الْعِلْيَة
al-ʕaliyyīn‎; al-ʕilya		 عَلِيَّات
ʕaliyyāt		 الْعَلِيَّات
al-ʕaliyyāt
Nominative عَلِيُّونَ‎; عِلْيَةٌ
ʕaliyyūna‎; ʕilyatun		 الْعَلِيُّونَ‎; الْعِلْيَةُ
al-ʕaliyyūna‎; al-ʕilyatu		 عَلِيَّاتٌ
ʕaliyyātun		 الْعَلِيَّاتُ
al-ʕaliyyātu
Accusative عَلِيِّينَ‎; عِلْيَةً
ʕaliyyīna‎; ʕilyatan		 الْعَلِيِّينَ‎; الْعِلْيَةَ
al-ʕaliyyīna‎; al-ʕilyata		 عَلِيَّاتٍ
ʕaliyyātin		 الْعَلِيَّاتِ
al-ʕaliyyāti
Genitive عَلِيِّينَ‎; عِلْيَةٍ
ʕaliyyīna‎; ʕilyatin		 الْعَلِيِّينَ‎; الْعِلْيَةِ
al-ʕaliyyīna‎; al-ʕilyati		 عَلِيَّاتٍ
ʕaliyyātin		 الْعَلِيَّاتِ
al-ʕaliyyāti
Synonyms
Descendants
  • → Ottoman Turkish: علی (alî)
  • → Persian: علی ('ali)

(via feminine form عَلِيَّة (ʕaliyya)):

  • → Ottoman Turkish: علیه (aliyye)
    • Turkish: aliyye
  • → Persian: علیه ('aliyye)

Proper noun

عَلِيّ • (ʕaliyy) 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 Shia Islam
Declension
Declension of noun عَلِيّ (ʕaliyy)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal — عَلِي
ʕalī		 —
Nominative — عَلِيٌّ
ʕaliyyun		 —
Accusative — عَلِيًّا
ʕaliyyan		 —
Genitive — عَلِيٍّ
ʕaliyyin		 —
Derived terms
Descendants
  • → Azerbaijani: Əli
  • → Bashkir: Ғәли (Ğəli)
  • → Bengali: আলী (alī)
  • → English: Ali
  • → Northern Luri: عںڵی (əłi)
  • → Ottoman Turkish: علی (ali)
    • → Turkish: Ali
  • → Persian: علی ('ali)
  • → Somali: Cali
  • → Swahili: Ali
  • → Tatar: Гали (Ğali)
See also
  • زَيْدِيَّة (zaydiyya)
  • إِسْمَاعِيلِيَّة (ʔismāʕīliyya)
  • مُسْتَعْلِيَّة (mustaʕliyya)
  • نِزَارِيَّة (nizāriyya)
  • إِمَامِيَّة (ʔimāmiyya)
  • اِثْنَا عَشْرِيّة (iṯnā ʕašriyya)

Etymology 3
Root
ع ل ي (ʕ-l-y)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʕalj/

Noun

عَلْي • (ʕaly) m

  1. verbal noun of عَلَى (ʕalā) (form I).
Declension
Declension of noun عَلْي (ʕaly)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal عَلْي
ʕaly		 الْعَلْي
al-ʕaly		 عَلْي
ʕaly
Nominative عَلْيٌ
ʕalyun		 الْعَلْيُ
al-ʕalyu		 عَلْيُ
ʕalyu
Accusative عَلْيًا
ʕalyan		 الْعَلْيَ
al-ʕalya		 عَلْيَ
ʕalya
Genitive عَلْيٍ
ʕalyin		 الْعَلْيِ
al-ʕalyi		 عَلْيِ
ʕalyi

Etymology 4
Root
ع ل ي (ʕ-l-y)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʕu.li.ja/

Verb

عُلِيَ • (ʕuliya) (form I)

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

Etymology 5
Root
ع ل ي (ʕ-l-y)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʕu.li.ja/

Verb

عُلِيَ • (ʕuliya) (form I)

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

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

Hijazi Arabic
Root
ع ل ي
1 term

Etymology 1

From عَلَى (“on”) +‎ ـيَ (“me”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʕalaj.ja/

Adverb

علي • (ʕalayya)

  1. on me

Etymology 2

From Arabic عَلِيّ (ʕaliyy).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʕali/

Proper noun

عَلِي • (ʕali) m

  1. a male given name

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʕal.li/

Verb

علي • (ʕalli)

  1. second-person masculine singular active imperative of عَلَّى (ʕalla)
    raise!

South Levantine Arabic
Root
ع ل ي
4 terms

Etymology

From Arabic عَلِيَ (ʕaliya).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʕi.li/, [ˈʕi.li]
  • Audio (al-Lidd)(file)

Verb

علي • (ʕili) 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)
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