Persian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old Anatolian Turkish, being a compound of علی ([Imam] Ali) +‎ Old Anatolian Turkish قلی (the possessed form of قل (slave)), literally slave of [Imam] Ali; compare Azerbaijani Əliqulu, Chagatai علی‌قلی, Turkish Alikulu.

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? alīqulī
Dari reading? alīqulī
Iranian reading? aliğoli
Tajik reading? aliquli

Proper noun

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Dari علیقلی
Iranian Persian
Tajik Алиқулӣ

علیقلی ('aliqoli)

  1. a male given name, Aliqoli, from Old Anatolian Turkish
    Synonyms: عبدالعلی (abd-ol-'ali), غلامعلی (ğolâm'ali)