على
Arabic
Etymology 1
From Proto-Semitic *ʕalay- (“on, over”). Cognate with Akkadian 𒌋𒅗, Hebrew עַל ('al), עֲלֵי ('aléi), Aramaic עַל (ʿal).
Pronunciation
Preposition
عَلَى • (ʕalā)
- on, over
- against
- يَوْمٌ لَكَ وَيَوْمٌ عَلَيْكَ
- yawmun laka wayawmun ʕalayka
- one day for you, and one day against you
- سَجَّلَ ٱللَّاعِبُ خَمْسَةَ أَهْدَافٍ عَلَى خَصْمِهِ
- sajjala l-lāʕibu ḵamsata ʔahdāfin ʕalā ḵaṣmihi
- The player scored five goals against his opponent.
- expresses obligation
- despite
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- وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَذُو مَغْفِرَةٍ لِلنَّاسِ عَلَى ظُلْمِهِمْ
- wa-ʔinna rabbaka laḏū maḡfiratin li-n-nāsi ʕalā ẓulmihim
- And indeed, your Lord is full of forgiveness for the people despite their wrongdoing
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- on condition, provided
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- قَالَ إِنِّي أُرِيدُ أَنْ أُنْكِحَكَ إِحْدَى ٱبْنَتَيَّ هَاتَيْنِ عَلَى أَن تَأْجُرَنِي ثَمَانِيَ حِجَجٍ
- qāla ʔinnī ʔurīdu ʔan ʔunkiḥaka ʔiḥdā bnatayya hātayni ʕalā ʔan taʔjuranī ṯamāniya ḥijajin
- He said, "Indeed, I wish to wed you one of these, my two daughters, on the condition that you serve me for eight years,"
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Inflection
Inflected forms | |||||
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Base form | عَلَى (ʿalā) | ||||
Personal-pronoun- including forms |
Singular | Dual | Plural | ||
Masculine | Feminine | Common | Masculine | Feminine | |
First person | عَلَيَّ (ʿalayya) | عَلَيْنَا (ʿalaynā) | |||
Second person | عَلَيْكَ (ʿalayka) | عَلَيْكِ (ʿalayki) | عَلَيْكُمَا (ʿalaykumā) | عَلَيْكُمْ (ʿalaykum) | عَلَيْكُنَّ (ʿalaykunna) |
Third person | عَلَيْهِ (ʿalayhi) | عَلَيْهَا (ʿalayhā) | عَلَيْهِمَا (ʿalayhimā) | عَلَيْهِمْ (ʿalayhim) | عَلَيْهِنَّ (ʿalayhinna) |
Antonyms
- (against): لِـ (li-)
Descendants
- Maltese: għal
(via third-person singular masculine form عَلَيْهِ (ʕalayhi)):
Related terms
- ٱللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ (allāhumma ṣalli ʿalā muḥammadin wa-ʾāli muḥammadin)
- صَلَّى ٱللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ (ṣallā llāhu ʿalayhī wa-ʾālihī wa-sallama)
- عَلَيْهِ ٱلصَّلَاةُ وَٱلسَّلَامُ (ʿalayhi ṣ-ṣalātu wa-s-salāmu)
- عَلَيْهِ ٱلسَّلَامُ (ʕalayhi s-salāmu)
- سَلَامُ ٱللّٰهِ عَلَيْهِ (salāmu llāhi ʕalayhi)
Etymology 2
Morphologically from the root ع ل ي (ʕ-l-y).
Pronunciation
Verb
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Conjugation
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Etymology 3
Morphologically from the root ع ل ي (ʕ-l-y).
Pronunciation
Adjective
عُلًى • (ʕulan) f pl
References
- Freytag, Georg (1835) “على”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum[1] (in Latin), volume 3, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, pages 215–216
- Kazimirski, Albin de Biberstein (1860) “على”, in Dictionnaire arabe-français contenant toutes les racines de la langue arabe, leurs dérivés, tant dans l’idiome vulgaire que dans l’idiome littéral, ainsi que les dialectes d’Alger et de Maroc[2] (in French), volume 2, Paris: Maisonneuve et Cie, pages 352–356
- Wehr, Hans (1979) “على”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN, pages 746–750
Egyptian Arabic
Alternative forms
- ع (ʕa-)
Etymology
Pronunciation
Preposition
على • (ʕala)
Inflection
Inflected forms of على | |||||
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Base form | على (ʕala) | ||||
Personal-pronoun- including forms |
singular | plural | |||
m | f | ||||
1st person | علي (ʕalayya) | علينا (ʕalēna) | |||
2nd person | عليك (ʕalēk) | عليك (ʕalēki) | عليكوا (ʕalēku) | ||
3rd person | عليه (ʕalēh) | عليها (ʕalēha) | عليهم (ʕalēhum) |
Hijazi Arabic
Etymology
Pronunciation
Preposition
على • (ʿala)
- on, over
- Synonym: عَـ (ʿa, “on, over”)
- حتلاقيه على الرف/عالرف
- ḥatlāgī ʿala al-raff/ʿal-raff
- You will find it on rack
- against
- يوم ليك و يوم عليك
- yōm līk u yōm ʿalēk
- one day for you, and one day against you
- despite
Inflection
Inflected forms of على | |||||
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Base form | على (ʿala) | ||||
Personal-pronoun- including forms |
singular | plural | |||
m | f | ||||
1st person | عَلَيّ (ʿalayya) | علينا (ʿalēna) | |||
2nd person | عليك (ʿalēk) | عليكي (ʿalēki) | عليكم (ʿalēkum) | ||
3rd person | عليه (ʿalē) | عليها (ʿalēha) | عليهم (ʿalēhum) |
Moroccan Arabic
Etymology
Pronunciation
Preposition
على • (ʕla)
Inflection
Inflected forms of على | |||||
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Base form | على (ʕla) | ||||
Personal-pronoun- including forms |
singular | plural | |||
m | f | ||||
1st person | علي (ʕliyya) | علينا (ʕlīna) | |||
2nd person | عليك (ʕlīk) | عليك (ʕlīki) | عليكم (ʕlīkum) | ||
3rd person | عليه (ʕlīh) | عليها (ʕlīha) | عليهم (ʕlīhum) |
North Levantine Arabic
Alternative forms
- ع (ʕa-)
Etymology
Preposition
على • (ʕala)
- on; upon; onto
- (by extension) with a hint of
- about (a topic)
- to (a place)
- عم نسافر ع بيروت
- ʕam nsāfir ʕa bayrūt
- We’re travelling to Beirut.
- Used with an adjective given the definite article, marking it as an adverb
Usage notes
- The personal forms are built from the stem ʕlay- or ʕalay- as in عليكن (ʕ(a)laykun, “on you”).
- Sense 2 is construed as "A على B"; literally, "A on B". A is the dominant element in such a construction, not B, even though this seems to conflict with a literal reading:
- بوظا على جوز
- būẓa ʕala jōz
- almond-flavored ice cream, or ice cream with almonds
- (literally, “ice cream on almonds”)
- جوز على بوظا
- jōz ʕala būẓa
- ice-cream-flavored almonds
- (literally, “almonds on ice cream”)
South Levantine Arabic
Etymology 1
Alternative forms
- Shortened form: عـ (ʕa-)
Pronunciation
Preposition
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على • (ʕala)
- to, toward
- Antonym: من (min)
- (location) on, onto, over
- Synonym: فوق (fōʔ, “above”)
- (time) at, on
- (auxiliary) must, should
- Synonym: لازم (lāzem)
Inflection
Inflected forms of على | |||||
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Base form | على (ʕala) | ||||
Personal-pronoun- including forms |
singular | plural | |||
m | f | ||||
1st person | عليّ (ʕalayy) | علينا (ʕalēna) | |||
2nd person | عليك (ʕalēk) | عليك (ʕalēki) | عليكم (ʕalēkom) | ||
3rd person | عليه (ʕalē) | عليها (ʕalēha) | عليهم (ʕalēhom) |
Etymology 2
Root |
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ع ل ي |
4 terms |
Pronunciation
Verb
علّى • (ʕalla) II (present بعلّي (biʕalli))
Conjugation
Conjugation of علّى (ʕalla) | ||||||||
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singular | plural | |||||||
1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |||
past | m | علّيت (ʕallēt) | علّيت (ʕallēt) | علّى (ʕalla) | علّينا (ʕallēna) | علّيتو (ʕallētu) | علّو (ʕallu) | |
f | علّيتي (ʕallēti) | علّت (ʕallat) | ||||||
present | m | بعلّي (baʕalli) | بتعلّي (bitʕalli) | بعلّي (biʕalli) | منعلّي (minʕalli) | بتعلّو (bitʕallu) | بعلّو (biʕallu) | |
f | بتعلّي (bitʕalli) | بتعلّي (bitʕalli) | ||||||
subjunctive | m | اعلّي (aʕalli) | تعلّي (tʕalli) | يعلّي (yʕalli) | نعلّي (nʕalli) | تعلّو (tʕallu) | يعلّو (yʕallu) | |
f | تعلّي (tʕalli) | تعلّي (tʕalli) | ||||||
imperative | m | علّي (ʕalli) | علّو (ʕallu) | |||||
f | علّي (ʕalli) |
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