عالي

See also: غالي and عالی

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ع ل ي (ʕ l y)
26 terms

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”)

Etymology 2

Verb

عَالِّي • (ʕāllī) (form III) /ʕaːl.liː/

1. second-person feminine singular imperative of عَالَّ (ʕālla)

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ع ل ي
4 terms

Etymology

Inherited from Arabic عَالٍ (ʕālin).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕaː.li/, [ˈʕæː.li]

• Audio (Ramallah):

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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.