Ali

See also: ali, áli, alî, Alì, ali-, and -ali

English

Etymology 1

From Arabic عَلِيّ (ʿalīy, literally “high, exalted”), from the Arabic root ع ل ي (ʕ-l-y).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɑːli

Proper noun

Ali (plural Alis)

1. A male given name from Arabic.
2. The Muslim caliph Ali ibn Abi Talib, considered by Shias to be Muhammad's successor.
3. .

Translations

male given name from Arabic

• Amharic: ዓሊ (ʿali)
• Arabic: عَلِيّ (ar) m (ʕaliyy)
• Aramaic:

  Hebrew: 𐡏𐡋𐡉 (ʿly)

  Syriac: ܥܠܝ

• Azerbaijani: Əli (az)
• Bashkir: Ғәли (Ğəli)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 阿里 (zh) (Ālǐ)

• Dutch: Ali (nl)
• Finnish: Ali (fi)
• French: Ali (fr) m
• German: Ali (de) m
• Hausa: Ali m
• Hebrew: עֵלִי (he) m (elí), אֵלִיָּהוּ m
• Italian: Alì m
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• Japanese: アリ (Ari)
• Korean: 알리 (Alli)
• Kurdish:
• Malay: Ali
• Marathi: अली m (alī)
• Old South Arabian: 𐩲𐩡𐩺 (ʿly)
• Pashto: علي
• Persian: علی (fa) ('ali)
• Portuguese: Ali m
• Russian: Али́ (ru) m (Alí)
• Somali: Cali
• Swahili: Ali
• Telugu: అలీ (alī)
• Turkish: Ali (tr)
• Ukrainian: Алі f (Ali)
• Urdu: علی (ur) m
• Uyghur: ئەلى (eli)

Etymology 2

Shortening.

Alternative forms

• Aly, Alee, Allie

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -æli

Proper noun

Ali (plural Alis)

1. A diminutive of the female given name Alison or of its variants.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Ali is the 559^th 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

• -ial, IAL, LIA, Lai, ail, lai

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aːli/

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• Hyphenation: Ali
• Rhymes: -aːli

Etymology 1

From Arabic عَلِيّ (ʕaliyy).

Proper noun

Ali m

1. a male given name from Arabic, equivalent to English Ali.

Derived terms

• Ali Chemicali
• Ali en Fatima

Etymology 2

From Adelheid.

Proper noun

Ali f

1. a female given name, most common in the mid-twentieth century.

Anagrams

• Lia

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Finnish

Etymology

From Arabic عَلِيّ (ʕaliyy) as a Muslim name. Also a rare diminutive form of Finnish Aleksanteri.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑli/, [ˈɑ̝li]
• Rhymes: -ɑli
• Syllabification^(key): A‧li

Proper noun

Ali

1. a male given name.

Declension

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
abessive		Alitta	Aleitta
instructive		—	Alein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Ali (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Alini Alini accusative nom. Alini Alini gen. Alini genitive Alini Alieni partitive Aliani Alejani inessive Alissani Aleissani elative Alistani Aleistani illative Aliini Aleihini adessive Alillani Aleillani ablative Aliltani Aleiltani allative Alilleni Aleilleni essive Alinani Aleinani translative Alikseni Aleikseni abessive Alittani Aleittani instructive — — comitative — Aleineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Alisi Alisi accusative nom. Alisi Alisi gen. Alisi genitive Alisi Aliesi partitive Aliasi Alejasi inessive Alissasi Aleissasi elative Alistasi Aleistasi illative Aliisi Aleihisi adessive Alillasi Aleillasi ablative Aliltasi Aleiltasi allative Alillesi Aleillesi essive Alinasi Aleinasi translative Aliksesi Aleiksesi abessive Alittasi Aleittasi instructive — — comitative — Aleinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Alimme Alimme accusative nom. Alimme Alimme gen. Alimme genitive Alimme Aliemme partitive Aliamme Alejamme inessive Alissamme Aleissamme elative Alistamme Aleistamme illative Aliimme Aleihimme adessive Alillamme Aleillamme ablative Aliltamme Aleiltamme allative Alillemme Aleillemme essive Alinamme Aleinamme translative Aliksemme Aleiksemme abessive Alittamme Aleittamme instructive — — comitative — Aleinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Alinne Alinne accusative nom. Alinne Alinne gen. Alinne genitive Alinne Alienne partitive Alianne Alejanne inessive Alissanne Aleissanne elative Alistanne Aleistanne illative Aliinne Aleihinne adessive Alillanne Aleillanne ablative Aliltanne Aleiltanne allative Alillenne Aleillenne essive Alinanne Aleinanne translative Aliksenne Aleiksenne abessive Alittanne Aleittanne instructive — — comitative — Aleinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Alinsa Alinsa accusative nom. Alinsa Alinsa gen. Alinsa genitive Alinsa Aliensa partitive Aliaan Aliansa Alejaan Alejansa inessive Alissaan Alissansa Aleissaan Aleissansa elative Alistaan Alistansa Aleistaan Aleistansa illative Aliinsa Aleihinsa adessive Alillaan Alillansa Aleillaan Aleillansa ablative Aliltaan Aliltansa Aleiltaan Aleiltansa allative Alilleen Alillensa Aleilleen Aleillensa essive Alinaan Alinansa Aleinaan Aleinansa translative Alikseen Aliksensa Aleikseen Aleiksensa abessive Alittaan Alittansa Aleittaan Aleittansa instructive — — comitative — Aleineen Aleinensa

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German

Etymology

Eventually from Arabic عَلِيّ (ʕaliyy).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaːli/

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Proper noun

Ali m (proper noun, strong, genitive Alis)

1. Ali (name)

Noun

Ali m (genitive Alis, plural Alis)

1. (informal, usually derogatory) a Muslim, especially Turkish, immigrant (or descendant of immigrants)

Usage notes

• 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

• Aische (female equivalent)

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Hausa

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عَلِيّ (ʕaliyy).

Proper noun

Àli m

1. Ali (son-in-law of Muhammad)
2. a male given name, equivalent to English Ali.

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese Ali, from Arabic عَلِيّ (ʕaliyy).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.ˈli/

Proper noun

Ali m

1. a male given name from Arabic, equivalent to English Ali.

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Swahili

Etymology

From Arabic عَلِيّ (ʕaliyy).

Proper noun

Ali

1. a male given name.

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Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic عَلِيّ (ʕaliyy).

Proper noun

Ali

1. a male given name from Arabic.