عالي

See also: غالي and عالی

Arabic

Root
ع ل ي (ʕ-l-y)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕaː.liː/

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Adverb

عَالِي • (ʕālī)

1. over, upon, above
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 76:21:

     عَالِيَهُمْ ثِيَابُ سُندُسٍ خُضْرٌ وَإِسْتَبْرَقٌ

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Adjective

عَالِي • (ʕālī)

1. informal pronunciation of عَالٍ (ʕālin, “high, exalted”)
2. (with definite article) nominative definite of عَالٍ (ʕālin, “high, exalted”)
3. (with definite article) genitive definite of عَالٍ (ʕālin, “high, exalted”)

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ع ل ي
4 terms

Etymology

From Arabic عَالٍ (ʕālin).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕaː.li/, [ˈʕæː.li]

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Adjective

عالي • (ʕāli) (feminine عالية (ʕālye), common plural عاليين (ʕālyīn), elative أعلى (ʔaʕla))

1. high, tall

   Antonym: واطي (wāṭi)

2. loud

   Antonym: واطي (wāṭi)

   بحبّ أسمع موسيقى بصوت عالي

   baḥebb ʔasmaʕ mūsīqa bṣōt ʕāli

   I like to listen to music out loud.