علوی

See also: علوي

Persian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic عَلَوِيّ (ʕalawiyy). By surface analysis, علی (“Ali”) +‎ ـی (-i, suffix forming adjectives).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ʔa.la.ˈwiː/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔä.lä.wíː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔä.lä.wíː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔä.lä.wíː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔä.lä.wí]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔæ.læ.víː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔä.lä.ví]

Readings
Classical reading?	alawī
Dari reading?	alawī
Iranian reading?	alavi
Tajik reading?	alavi

Adjective

علوی • (alawī / alavi) (Tajik spelling алавӣ)

1. of or pertaining to Ali (the first Shia imam)

Noun

علوی • (alawī / alavi) (plural علوی‌ها (alawī-hā / alavi-hâ), or علویان (alawīyān / alaviyân), or علویون ('alaviyun), Tajik spelling алавӣ)

1. descendant of Ali
2. Alawite
3. Alevite

Proper noun

علوی • (alawī / alavi) (Tajik spelling Алавӣ)

1. a surname, Alavi or Alawi

Etymology 2

From علو ('olovv, 'olv) +‎ ـی (-i, suffix forming adjectives).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ʔul.ˈwiː/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔʊl.wíː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔʊl.wíː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔʊl.wíː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔul.wí]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔol.víː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔul.ví]

Readings
Classical reading?	ulwī
Dari reading?	ulwī
Iranian reading?	olvi
Tajik reading?	ulvi

Adjective

علوی • (ulwī / olvi) (Tajik spelling улвӣ)

1. celestial
2. high

Further reading

• Hayyim, Sulayman (1934), “علوی”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim
• Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–), “علوی”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press.