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English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Arabic عَلِيّ (ʿaliyy, literally “high, exalted”), from the Arabic root ع ل ي (ʿ-l-y).
Pronunciation[edit]
- Rhymes: -ɑːli
Proper noun[edit]
Ali (plural Alis)
- A male given name from Arabic.
- The Muslim caliph Ali ibn Abi Talib, considered by Shias to be Muhammad's successor.
- A surname.
Translations[edit]
male given name from Arabic
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Etymology 2[edit]
Shortening.
Alternative forms[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- Rhymes: -æli
Proper noun[edit]
Ali (plural Alis)
- A diminutive of the female given name Alison or of its variants.
Statistics[edit]
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Ali is the 559th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 60,002 individuals. Ali is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (42.91%), Black (30.71%) and White (17.33%) individuals.
Anagrams[edit]
Dutch[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Ali m
- A male given name from Arabic, equivalent to English Ali.
Derived terms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
From Adelheid.
Proper noun[edit]
Ali f
- A female given name, most common in the mid-twentieth century.
Anagrams[edit]
Finnish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Arabic عَلِيّ (ʿaliyy) as a Muslim name. Also a rare diminutive form of Finnish Aleksanteri.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Ali
- A male given name.
Declension[edit]
| Inflection of Ali (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Ali | Alit | |
| genitive | Alin | Alien | |
| partitive | Alia | Aleja | |
| illative | Aliin | Aleihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Ali | Alit | |
| accusative | nom. | Ali | Alit |
| gen. | Alin | ||
| genitive | Alin | Alien | |
| partitive | Alia | Aleja | |
| inessive | Alissa | Aleissa | |
| elative | Alista | Aleista | |
| illative | Aliin | Aleihin | |
| adessive | Alilla | Aleilla | |
| ablative | Alilta | Aleilta | |
| allative | Alille | Aleille | |
| essive | Alina | Aleina | |
| translative | Aliksi | Aleiksi | |
| instructive | — | Alein | |
| abessive | Alitta | Aleitta | |
| comitative | — | Aleineen | |
| Possessive forms of Ali (type risti) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | Alini | Alimme |
| 2nd person | Alisi | Alinne |
| 3rd person | Alinsa | |
German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Eventually from Arabic عَلِيّ (ʿaliyy).
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Ali m (genitive Alis)
- Ali (name)
Noun[edit]
Ali m (genitive Alis, plural Alis)
- (informal, usually derogatory) a Muslim, especially Turkish, immigrant (or descendant of immigrants)
Usage notes[edit]
- The use of Ali as a placeholder name for an average Muslim immigrant is not necessarily pejorative, but the use as a common noun (as in irgendein Ali, die Alis) usually is.
See also[edit]
- Aische (female equivalent)
Hausa[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Arabic عَلِيّ (ʿaliyy).
Proper noun[edit]
Àli m
- Ali (son-in-law of Muhammad)
- A male given name, equivalent to English Ali.
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Arabic عَلِيّ (ʿaliyy).
Proper noun[edit]
Ali m (genitive Alis); third declension or indecl.
- Ali (son-in-law of Muhammad)
- A male given name, equivalent to English Ali.
Declension[edit]
Third-declension irregular noun; often also used as indeclinable.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| nominative | Ali |
| genitive | Alis |
| dative | Ali |
| accusative | Alim |
| ablative | Ali |
| vocative | Ali |
- For genitive and accusative see e.g. D. Anton Friedrich Büsching, Magazin für die neue Historie und Geographie, vol. 17 (at Google Books, pages 14, 57 and 62)
Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Portuguese Ali, from Arabic عَلِيّ (ʿaliyy).
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Ali m
- A male given name from Arabic, equivalent to English Ali.
Swahili[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Ali
- A male given name.
Turkish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Ali
- A male given name from Arabic.
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