See also: علوی

Arabic edit

Root
ع ل ي (ʕ-l-y)

Etymology 1 edit

Relative adjective (nisba) composed of عُلُوّ (ʕuluww, height, grandeur) +‎ ـِيّ (-iyy), with a modified version of عُلُوّ (ʕuluww).

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Adjective edit

عُلْوِيّ (ʕulwiyy) (feminine عُلْوِيَّة (ʕulwiyya), masculine plural عُلْوِيُّونَ (ʕulwiyyūna), feminine plural عُلْوِيَّات (ʕulwiyyāt))

  1. upper
  2. high, lofty
  3. roof, upstairs, overhead
  4. sublime, exalted
  5. heavenly, divine, celestial, astral, ethereal, empyreal
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Etymology 2 edit

Relative adjective (nisba) composed of عَلِيّ (ʕaliyy, high, exalted; Ali) +‎ ـَوـ (-aw-) +‎ ـِيّ (-iyy), from the root ع ل ي (ʕ-l-y).

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Adjective edit

عَلَوِيّ (ʕalawiyy) (feminine عَلَوِيَّة (ʕalawiyya), masculine plural عَلَوِيُّونَ (ʕalawiyyūna), feminine plural عَلَوِيَّات (ʕalawiyyāt))

  1. Alawi
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Noun edit

عَلَوِيّ (ʕalawiyym, plural عَلَوِيُّون (ʕalawiyyūn), feminine عَلَوِيَّة (ʕalawiyya)

  1. Alawite
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Descendants edit
  • Ottoman Turkish: علوى (alevi)
  • Spanish: alauí