Persian[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Arabic عَلَوِيّ (ʕalawiyy).
علوی • ('alavi) (plural علویها ('alavi-hâ) or علویان ('alaviân) or علویون)
- of or pertaining to Ali (the first Shia imam)
- descendant of Ali
- Alawite
- Alevite
Proper noun[edit]
علوی • ('alavi)
- a surname. Alavi
Etymology 2[edit]
علو ('olv) + ـی (-i)
Adjective[edit]
علوی • ('olvi)
- celestial
- high