અલી

Gujarati

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈə.li/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Classical Persian علی (alī), from Arabic عَلِيّ (ʕaliyy, “exalted, high”).

Proper noun

અલી • (alī) m

1. Ali, the fourth Caliph of Islam and the son-in-law and cousin of the Islamic prophet Muhammad
2. a male given name, Ali, from Arabic

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Sanskrit आली (ālī).

Noun

અલી • (alī) f

1. (chiefly women's speech) female friend

   Synonyms: સહિયર (sahiyar), સખી (sakhī), સાહેલી (sāhelī), બેનપણી (benapṇī)

Interjection

અલી • (alī)

1. (chiefly women's speech) term of address to a female friend