Ali

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative spellings 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Proper noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 References 1.5 See also 2 Dutch 2.1 Proper noun 3 Finnish 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Proper noun 3.2.1 Declension 4 Turkish 4.1 Proper noun

[edit] English

[edit] Alternative spellings

• Aly

[edit] Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -æli, -ɑːli

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Singular Ali

Plural -

Ali

1. A male given name, derived from the Arabic root `-l-y which means "high"
2. The Muslim caliph Ali ibn Abi Talib, the assassination of whom led to the schism between Sunni and Shiite branches. Arabic:(علي بن ابي طالب)
3. A Muslim surname
4. A diminutive of the female given names Alison, Alyson, Allyson or Allison, also spelled Allie.

[edit] Translations

[edit] References

• (given name etymology) archived Wikipedia article, a March 2005 version

[edit] See also

• Wikipedia list of people by name (section containing "Ali")

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[edit] Dutch

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Ali

1. A male given name of Arabic origin, equivalent to Ali.

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[edit] Finnish

[edit] Etymology

Cognate to English Ali as a Muslim name. Also a rare diminutive form of Finnish Aleksanteri.

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Ali

1. A male given name.

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Declension of Ali (type risti) singular plural nominative Ali Alit genitive Alin Alien partitive Alia Aleja accusative Ali Alin Alit inessive Alissa Aleissa elative Alista Aleista illative Aliin Aleihin adessive Alilla Aleilla ablative Alilta Aleilta allative Alille Aleille essive Alina Aleina translative Aliksi Aleiksi instructive – Alein abessive Alitta Aleitta comitative – Aleineen

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Ali

1. A male given name.