Tajik

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Etymology

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Inherited from Classical Persian عَلِی (alī), from Arabic عَلِيّ (ʕaliyy).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Алӣ (Alī) (Persian spelling علی)

  1. a male given name, Ali, from Arabic
  2. (Islam) Ali ibn Abi Talib (the first imam of Shia Islam)