علی

See also: علي‎, على‎, غلى‎, and غلي‎

Persian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic عَلِيّ‎ (ʕaliyy).

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)

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

Related terms

• عبدالعلی‎ (abd-ol-'ali)
• علیقلی‎ ('aliqoli)
• غلامعلی‎ (ğolâm'ali)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic عَلَى‎ (ʕalā).

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-)

1. 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 (ʕaliyy).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /(ʔ)ə.liː/

Proper noun

علی • ('alī) m (Hindi spelling अली)

1. Ali ibn Abi Talib
2. a male given name, Ali, from Arabic

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic عَلَى‎ (ʕalā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /(ʔ)ə.lɑː/, /(ʔ)ə.ləj/

Preposition

عَلیٰ or عَلَیـ • ('alā or 'alay-)

1. 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.