علوي

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Arabic

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Root
ع ل ي (ʕ l y)
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Etymology 1

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Relative adjective (nisba) composed of عُلُوّ (ʕuluww, height, grandeur) +‎ ـِيّ (-iyy), with a modified version of عُلُوّ (ʕuluww).

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عُلْوِيّ (ʕulwiyy) (feminine عُلْوِيَّة (ʕulwiyya), masculine plural عُلْوِيُّونَ (ʕulwiyyūna), feminine plural عُلْوِيَّات (ʕulwiyyāt))

  1. upper
  2. high, lofty
  3. roof, upstairs, overhead
  4. sublime, exalted
  5. heavenly, divine, celestial, astral, ethereal, empyreal
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Etymology 2

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Relative adjective (nisba) composed of عَلِيّ (ʕaliyy, high, exalted; Ali) +‎ ـَوـ (-aw-) +‎ ـِيّ (-iyy), from the root ع ل ي (ʕ-l-y).

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عَلَوِيّ (ʕalawiyy) (feminine عَلَوِيَّة (ʕalawiyya), masculine plural عَلَوِيُّونَ (ʕalawiyyūna), feminine plural عَلَوِيَّات (ʕalawiyyāt))

  1. Alawi
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Noun

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عَلَوِيّ (ʕalawiyym (plural عَلَوِيُّونَ (ʕalawiyyūna), feminine عَلَوِيَّة (ʕalawiyya))

  1. Alawite
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Descendants
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  • Ottoman Turkish: علوى (alevi)
  • Spanish: alauí