عالی

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See also: عالي and غالي

Persian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic عَالٍ (ʕālin).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? ālī
Dari reading? ālī
Iranian reading? âli
Tajik reading? oli

Adjective

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Dari عالی
Iranian Persian
Tajik олӣ

عالی ('âli) (comparative عالی‌تَر ('âli-tar), superlative عالی‌تَرین ('âli-tarin))

  1. sublime, exalted
  2. excellent
    بِسیار عالی اَست.besyâr âli ast.It's excellent.

Derived terms

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Urdu

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Etymology

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From Arabic عَالٍ (ʕālin).

Adjective

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عالِی ('ālī) (Hindi spelling आली)

  1. high, elevated, exalted, eminent, noble, grand, sublime

Further reading

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  • Platts, John T. (1884) “عالی”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.