EnglishEdit

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑːli/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɑːli

Etymology 1Edit

Inherits its name from the Mali Empire, in turn from Mandinka or Dyula mali (hippopotamus).

Proper nounEdit

Mali

  1. A country in West Africa. Official name: Republic of Mali.
HypernymsEdit
Derived termsEdit
TranslationsEdit

See alsoEdit

Etymology 2Edit

Clipping of Somali (a person from Somalia or of Somali descent)

NounEdit

Mali (plural Malis)

  1. (MLE, MTE, slang) A Somali
Derived termsEdit

AnagramsEdit

AfrikaansEdit

 
Afrikaans Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia af

PronunciationEdit

Proper nounEdit

Mali

  1. Mali (a country in West Africa)

BambaraEdit

Alternative formsEdit

BasqueEdit

 
Basque Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia eu

Proper nounEdit

Mali

  1. Mali (a country in West Africa)

CatalanEdit

PronunciationEdit

Proper nounEdit

Mali m

  1. Mali (a country in West Africa)

Derived termsEdit

Central NahuatlEdit

Proper nounEdit

Mali

  1. Mali (a country in Africa)

CzechEdit

 
Czech Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia cs

PronunciationEdit

Proper nounEdit

Mali n (indeclinable, related adjective maliský or malijský, demonym Malijec)

  1. Mali (a country in West Africa)

Further readingEdit

  • Mali in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu
  • Mali in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • Mali in Internetová jazyková příručka

FinnishEdit

 
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PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑli/, [ˈmɑ̝li]
  • Rhymes: -ɑli
  • Syllabification(key): Ma‧li

Etymology 1Edit

From French Mali, from Mandinka or Bambara mali (hippopotamus).

Proper nounEdit

Mali

  1. Mali (a country in West Africa)
DeclensionEdit
Inflection of Mali (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative Mali
genitive Malin
partitive Malia
illative Maliin
singular plural
nominative Mali
accusative nom. Mali
gen. Malin
genitive Malin
partitive Malia
inessive Malissa
elative Malista
illative Maliin
adessive Malilla
ablative Malilta
allative Malille
essive Malina
translative Maliksi
instructive
abessive Malitta
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Mali (type risti)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Malini
accusative nom. Malini
gen. Malini
genitive Malini
partitive Maliani
inessive Malissani
elative Malistani
illative Maliini
adessive Malillani
ablative Maliltani
allative Malilleni
essive Malinani
translative Malikseni
instructive
abessive Malittani
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Malisi
accusative nom. Malisi
gen. Malisi
genitive Malisi
partitive Maliasi
inessive Malissasi
elative Malistasi
illative Maliisi
adessive Malillasi
ablative Maliltasi
allative Malillesi
essive Malinasi
translative Maliksesi
instructive
abessive Malittasi
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Malimme
accusative nom. Malimme
gen. Malimme
genitive Malimme
partitive Maliamme
inessive Malissamme
elative Malistamme
illative Maliimme
adessive Malillamme
ablative Maliltamme
allative Malillemme
essive Malinamme
translative Maliksemme
instructive
abessive Malittamme
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Malinne
accusative nom. Malinne
gen. Malinne
genitive Malinne
partitive Malianne
inessive Malissanne
elative Malistanne
illative Maliinne
adessive Malillanne
ablative Maliltanne
allative Malillenne
essive Malinanne
translative Maliksenne
instructive
abessive Malittanne
comitative
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Malinsa
accusative nom. Malinsa
gen. Malinsa
genitive Malinsa
partitive Maliaan
Maliansa
inessive Malissaan
Malissansa
elative Malistaan
Malistansa
illative Maliinsa
adessive Malillaan
Malillansa
ablative Maliltaan
Maliltansa
allative Malilleen
Malillensa
essive Malinaan
Malinansa
translative Malikseen
Maliksensa
instructive
abessive Malittaan
Malittansa
comitative
Derived termsEdit

Etymology 2Edit

Variant of Malinen.

Proper nounEdit

Mali

  1. a surname
  2. (rare) a female given name
DeclensionEdit
Inflection of Mali (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative Mali Malit
genitive Malin Malien
partitive Malia Maleja
illative Maliin Maleihin
singular plural
nominative Mali Malit
accusative nom. Mali Malit
gen. Malin
genitive Malin Malien
partitive Malia Maleja
inessive Malissa Maleissa
elative Malista Maleista
illative Maliin Maleihin
adessive Malilla Maleilla
ablative Malilta Maleilta
allative Malille Maleille
essive Malina Maleina
translative Maliksi Maleiksi
instructive Malein
abessive Malitta Maleitta
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Mali (type risti)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Malini Malini
accusative nom. Malini Malini
gen. Malini
genitive Malini Malieni
partitive Maliani Malejani
inessive Malissani Maleissani
elative Malistani Maleistani
illative Maliini Maleihini
adessive Malillani Maleillani
ablative Maliltani Maleiltani
allative Malilleni Maleilleni
essive Malinani Maleinani
translative Malikseni Maleikseni
instructive
abessive Malittani Maleittani
comitative Maleineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Malisi Malisi
accusative nom. Malisi Malisi
gen. Malisi
genitive Malisi Maliesi
partitive Maliasi Malejasi
inessive Malissasi Maleissasi
elative Malistasi Maleistasi
illative Maliisi Maleihisi
adessive Malillasi Maleillasi
ablative Maliltasi Maleiltasi
allative Malillesi Maleillesi
essive Malinasi Maleinasi
translative Maliksesi Maleiksesi
instructive
abessive Malittasi Maleittasi
comitative Maleinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Malimme Malimme
accusative nom. Malimme Malimme
gen. Malimme
genitive Malimme Maliemme
partitive Maliamme Malejamme
inessive Malissamme Maleissamme
elative Malistamme Maleistamme
illative Maliimme Maleihimme
adessive Malillamme Maleillamme
ablative Maliltamme Maleiltamme
allative Malillemme Maleillemme
essive Malinamme Maleinamme
translative Maliksemme Maleiksemme
instructive
abessive Malittamme Maleittamme
comitative Maleinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Malinne Malinne
accusative nom. Malinne Malinne
gen. Malinne
genitive Malinne Malienne
partitive Malianne Malejanne
inessive Malissanne Maleissanne
elative Malistanne Maleistanne
illative Maliinne Maleihinne
adessive Malillanne Maleillanne
ablative Maliltanne Maleiltanne
allative Malillenne Maleillenne
essive Malinanne Maleinanne
translative Maliksenne Maleiksenne
instructive
abessive Malittanne Maleittanne
comitative Maleinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Malinsa Malinsa
accusative nom. Malinsa Malinsa
gen. Malinsa
genitive Malinsa Maliensa
partitive Maliaan
Maliansa
Malejaan
Malejansa
inessive Malissaan
Malissansa
Maleissaan
Maleissansa
elative Malistaan
Malistansa
Maleistaan
Maleistansa
illative Maliinsa Maleihinsa
adessive Malillaan
Malillansa
Maleillaan
Maleillansa
ablative Maliltaan
Maliltansa
Maleiltaan
Maleiltansa
allative Malilleen
Malillensa
Maleilleen
Maleillensa
essive Malinaan
Malinansa
Maleinaan
Maleinansa
translative Malikseen
Maliksensa
Maleikseen
Maleiksensa
instructive
abessive Malittaan
Malittansa
Maleittaan
Maleittansa
comitative Maleineen
Maleinensa

AnagramsEdit

FrenchEdit

 
French Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia fr

PronunciationEdit

Proper nounEdit

Mali m

  1. Mali (a country in West Africa)

Derived termsEdit

FulaEdit

Alternative formsEdit

EtymologyEdit

From French Mali.

Proper nounEdit

Mali

  1. Mali (a country in Africa)

GermanEdit

 
German Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia de

PronunciationEdit

Proper nounEdit

Mali n (proper noun, genitive Malis or (optionally with an article) Mali)

  1. Mali (a country in West Africa)

Derived termsEdit

Further readingEdit

  • Mali” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

HungarianEdit

 
Hungarian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia hu

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): [ˈmɒli]
  • Hyphenation: Ma‧li
  • Rhymes: -li

Proper nounEdit

Mali

  1. Mali (a country in Africa)

DeclensionEdit

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative Mali
accusative Malit
dative Malinak
instrumental Malival
causal-final Maliért
translative Malivá
terminative Maliig
essive-formal Maliként
essive-modal
inessive Maliban
superessive Malin
adessive Malinál
illative Maliba
sublative Malira
allative Malihoz
elative Maliból
delative Maliról
ablative Malitól
non-attributive
possessive - singular
Malié
non-attributive
possessive - plural
Maliéi
Possessive forms of Mali
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. Malim
2nd person sing. Malid
3rd person sing. Malija
1st person plural Malink
2nd person plural Malitok
3rd person plural Malijuk

Derived termsEdit

ItalianEdit

 
Italian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Proper nounEdit

Mali m

  1. Mali (a country in West Africa)

Derived termsEdit

AnagramsEdit

LatvianEdit

Proper nounEdit

Mali f (indeclinable)

  1. Mali (a country in West Africa)

NorwegianEdit

EtymologyEdit

Medieval vernacular form of Magdalene.

Proper nounEdit

Mali

  1. a female given name

Usage notesEdit

  • One of the most common female names in Norway in the 17th and 18th century. Today more common as Malin, Malene.

Norwegian BokmålEdit

 
Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia no

EtymologyEdit

Similar to English Mali.

Proper nounEdit

Mali

  1. Mali (a country in West Africa)

Related termsEdit

Norwegian NynorskEdit

 
Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn

Proper nounEdit

Mali

  1. Mali (a country in West Africa)

Related termsEdit

PolishEdit

 
Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

EtymologyEdit

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

PronunciationEdit

Proper nounEdit

Mali n (indeclinable)

  1. Mali (a country in West Africa)

Derived termsEdit

adjective
nouns

Further readingEdit

  • Mali in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • Mali in Polish dictionaries at PWN

PortugueseEdit

PronunciationEdit

  • Hyphenation: Ma‧li

Proper nounEdit

Mali m

  1. Mali (a country in West Africa)

Derived termsEdit

Serbo-CroatianEdit

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /mâːli/
  • Hyphenation: Ma‧li

Proper nounEdit

Mȃli m (Cyrillic spelling Ма̑ли)

  1. Mali (a country in West Africa)

DeclensionEdit

SpanishEdit

Proper nounEdit

Mali m

  1. Alternative form of Malí

SwahiliEdit

 
Swahili Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia sw

PronunciationEdit

Proper nounEdit

Mali

  1. Mali (a country in West Africa)

See alsoEdit

SwedishEdit

Proper nounEdit

Mali n (genitive Malis)

  1. Mali (a country in West Africa)

AnagramsEdit

TagalogEdit

Proper nounEdit

Mali

  1. Mali (a country in West Africa)

TurkishEdit

 
Turkish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia tr

Proper nounEdit

Mali

  1. Mali (a country in West Africa)

DeclensionEdit

See alsoEdit

WalloonEdit

PronunciationEdit

Proper nounEdit

Mali

  1. Mali (a country in Africa)
  2. a surname

YorubaEdit

 Málì on Yoruba Wikipedia
 
Málì

EtymologyEdit

From English Mali.

PronunciationEdit

Proper nounEdit

Málì

  1. Mali (a country in West Africa)