Ali
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English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Arabic عَلِيّ (ʿaliyy), from the Arabic root ع ل ي (ʿ-l-y), which means "high", "paramount".
Pronunciation[edit]
- Rhymes: -ɑːli
Proper noun[edit]
Ali (plural Alis)
- A male given name.
- The Muslim caliph Ali ibn Abi Talib, considered by Shias to be Muhammad's successor.
- A surname found among Muslims.
Translations[edit]
male given name from Arabic
Etymology 2[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- Rhymes: -æli
Proper noun[edit]
Ali (plural Alis)
- A diminutive of the female given name Alison/Allison or its variants; compare Allie.
Anagrams[edit]
Dutch[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
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Audio (file)
Etymology[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Ali ?
- A male given name, equivalent to Ali.
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 | |
Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Portuguese Ali, from Arabic عَلِيّ (ʿaliyy).
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Ali m
- A male given name, 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.
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- Finnish terms derived from Arabic
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- Swahili terms derived from Arabic
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- Turkish terms derived from Arabic
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