Ottoman Turkish edit

Etymology 1 edit

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

Prepositional phrase edit

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

  1. on him, upon him
    رحمت الله علیهrahmetü'llâhi aleyhmay God have mercy on him
    علیه السلامaleyhi's-selâmpeace be upon him
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
  • Turkish: aleyh, aleyhi
See also edit

Etymology 2 edit

Borrowed from Classical Persian علیه (alayh-i).

Preposition edit

علیه (aleyh-i)

  1. against
    Synonyms: علیهنده (aleyhinde), علیهنه (aleyhine)
    Antonyms: لهنده (lehinde), لهنه (lehine)
Descendants edit

Etymology 3 edit

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

Adjective edit

علیه (aliyye)

  1. feminine singular of علی (alî)
Descendants edit

References edit

  • 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 edit

Etymology 1 edit

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

Pronunciation edit

 

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

(when followed by the Arabic definite article):

 

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

Prepositional phrase edit

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 علیهrahmato llâhe aleyhmay God have mercy on him
    علیه السلامaleyhe s-salâmpeace be upon him
Derived terms edit
See also edit

Etymology 2 edit

From علیه (aleyh) + ezafe.

Pronunciation edit

 

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

Preposition edit

Dari علیه
Iranian Persian
Tajik алайҳи

علیه (aleyh-e)

  1. against
    خشونت علیه زنانxošunat aleyh-e zanânviolence against women
    حمله علیه نظامیان اسرائیلیhamle aleyh-e nezâmiyân-e esrâ'iliattack against Israeli soldiers
Descendants edit

Etymology 3 edit

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

Pronunciation edit

 

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

Adjective edit

Dari علیه
Iranian Persian
Tajik алийя

علیه (aliyye)

  1. (fossilized, for Arabic feminine nouns) Alternative form of علی (ali, sublime, high)[1]
    دولت علیهdowlat-e aliyyethe High (i.e. Imperial) Government[1]

References edit

  1. 1.0 1.1 Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “علیه”, in New Persian–English dictionary, volume 2, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim, page 384