علیه

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic عَلَيْهِ (ʕalayhi, “upon him”) (pronounced عَلَيْه (ʕalayh) in pausa), third-person singular masculine of عَلَى (ʕalā).

Prepositional phrase

علیه or علیهِ • (aleyh or aleyhi [when followed by the Arabic definite article]) (in certain Arabic phrases)

1. on him, upon him

   رحمت الله علیه ― rahmetü'llâhi aleyh ― may God have mercy on him

   علیه السلام ― aleyhi's-selâm ― peace be upon him

Derived terms

• رحمت الله علیه (rahmetü'llâhi aleyh)
• علیه السلام (aleyhi's-selâm)
• علیهنده (aleyhinde)
• علیهنه (aleyhine)
• مَحْكُومٌ عَلَیْه (mahkûmün aleyh)

 

Descendants

• Turkish: aleyh, aleyhi

See also

• له (leh)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Classical Persian علیه (alayh-i).

Preposition

علیه • (aleyh-i)

2. against

   Synonyms: علیهنده (aleyhinde), علیهنه (aleyhine)

   Antonyms: لهنده (lehinde), لهنه (lehine)

Descendants

• Turkish: aleyh-i

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Arabic عَلِيَّة (ʕaliyya), feminine singular of عَلِيّ (ʕaliyy).

Adjective

علیه • (aliyye)

1. feminine singular of علی (alî)

Descendants

• Turkish: aliyye

References

• Kélékian, Diran (1911) “علیه”, in Dictionnaire turc-français‎^[1], Constantinople: Mihran, page 859
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “aleyh”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), “aleyh”, in The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN

Persian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic عَلَيْهِ (ʕalayhi, “upon him”) (pronounced عَلَيْه (ʕalayh) in pausa), third-person singular masculine of عَلَى (ʕalā).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔa.ˈlajh]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔä.lǽjʰ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔä.lǽjʰ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔä.lǽj]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔä.lǽj]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔæ.ˈlejʰ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔä.lǽjʰ]

Readings
Classical reading?	alayh
Dari reading?	alayh
Iranian reading?	aleyh
Tajik reading?	alayh

(when followed by the Arabic definite article):

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔa.ˈlaj.hi]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔä.lǽj.hɪ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔä.lǽj.hɪ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔä.lǽ.jɪ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔä.lǽ.ji]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔæ.ˈlejhe]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔä.lǽj.hi]

Readings
Classical reading?	alayhi
Dari reading?	alayhi
Iranian reading?	aleyhe
Tajik reading?	alayhi

Prepositional phrase

Dari	علیهِ or علیه
Iranian Persian
Tajik	алайҳ or алайҳи

عَلَیْه or عَلَیْهِ • (aleyh or aleyhe [when followed by the Arabic definite article]) (in certain Arabic phrases)

1. on him, upon him

   رحمت الله علیه ― rahmato llâhe aleyh ― may God have mercy on him

   علیه السلام ― aleyhe s-salâm ― peace be upon him

Derived terms

• رحمت الله علیه (rahmato llâhe aleyh)
• علیه (aleyh-e)
• علیه السلام (aleyhe s-salâm)
• مَحْکُومٌ عَلَیْه (mahkumon aleyh)

 

See also

• له (lah)

Etymology 2

From علیه (aleyh) + ezafe.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔa.ˈlaj.hi]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔä.lǽj.hɪ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔä.lǽj.hɪ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔä.lǽ.jɪ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔä.lǽ.ji]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔæ.ˈlejhe]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔä.lǽj.hi]

Readings
Classical reading?	alayh-i
Dari reading?	alayh-i
Iranian reading?	aleyh-e
Tajik reading?	alayh-i

Preposition

Dari	علیه
Iranian Persian
Tajik	алайҳи

علیه • (aleyh-e)

2. against

   خشونت علیه زنان ― xošunat aleyh-e zanân ― violence against women

   حمله علیه نظامیان روسی ― hamle aleyh-e nezâmiyân-e rusi ― attack against Russian soldiers

Descendants

• → Ottoman Turkish: علیه (aleyh-i)
  • Turkish: aleyh-i

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Arabic عَلِيَّة (ʕaliyya), feminine singular of عَلِيّ (ʕaliyy).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔa.lij.ˈja]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔä.li.jǽ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔä.li.jǽ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔä.li.jǽ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔä.li.jǽ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔæ.lij.jé]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔä.li.jǽ]

Readings
Classical reading?	aliyya
Dari reading?	aliya
Iranian reading?	aliyye
Tajik reading?	aliya

Adjective

Dari	علیه
Iranian Persian
Tajik	алийя

علیه • (aliyye)

1. (fossilized, for Arabic feminine nouns) Alternative form of علی (ali, “sublime, high”)

   دولت علیه ― dowlat-e aliyye ― the High (i.e. Imperial) Government