ali

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

Afar

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈli/, [ʔʌˈlɪ]
• Hyphenation: a‧li

Noun

alí f 

1. reptile

References

• Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)‎^[1], Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)

Azerbaijani

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عَالٍ (ʕālin).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɑːˈli]

• Audio (Baku)

  (file)

• Hyphenation: a‧li

Adjective

ali (comparative daha ali, superlative ən ali)

1. supreme, higher, high (dominant)

   ali məhkəmə ― supreme court

   ali təhsil müəssisəsi ― seat of higher learning

   ali baş komandan ― commander in chif (literally, “supreme main commander”)

Derived terms

• alilik

Further reading

• “ali” in Obastan.com.

Elfdalian

Etymology

From Old Norse hali, from Proto-Germanic *halô.

Noun

ali m (oblique ålå)

1. (anatomy) tail

Derived terms

• ålåbuss
• ålåell
• ålåglinder

Faroese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛaːlɪ/
• Rhymes: -ɛaːlɪ
• Homophones: alið, æli, ælið

Noun

ali n (genitive singular alis, uncountable)

1. quality, property, characteristic, nature (of someone or something)

Declension

n24s	Singular
	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	ali	alið
Accusative	ali	alið
Dative	ali	al(i)num
Genitive	alis	alisins

Derived terms

• alisfrøði (“physics”)

Verb

ali

1. indicative first-person singular present of ala
2. optative of ala

Finnish

Etymology

ala- +‎ -i

Pronunciation

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

Postposition

ali (+ genitive)

1. beneath, underneath (through the space that is underneath something)

   Synonym: alitse

   Antonyms: yli, ylitse

   Pallo pyöri tuolin ali ja ovesta ulos.

   The ball rolled underneath the chair and out of the door.

Usage notes

ali cannot take a possessive suffix; alitse is used instead if possessive forms are desired.

Inflection

Declension of ala- noun case singular plural adverbial form singular plural nominative ala- – superessive alhaalla – genitive – – delative alhaalta – partitive – – sublative alhaalle – accusative – – lative alas – inessive – – temporal – – elative – – causative – – illative – – multiplicative – – adessive alla – distributive – – ablative alta – temp. dist. – – allative alle – prolative ali alitse – essive – – situative allekkain (alakkain) – translative – – oppositive alatusten – abessive – – instructive – – comitative – –

Derived terms

• alittaa
• alitusten

 

compounds

• alikulku
• alinomaa
• alivuoto

 

Related terms

See the inflection table.

• ala-
• ali-
• alemmas
• alempana
• alhainen
• alittaa

Further reading

• “ali”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

Gorontalo

Noun

ali

1. a hole sunk into the ground as a source of water or other fluids; well.

Gun

Alì

Etymology

Cognates include Fon alì

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ā.lì/

• (file)

Noun

alì (plural alì lɛ́ or alì lẹ́)

1. road

Derived terms

• alìhò (“lane (Nigeria)”)
• alìklán (“street”)
• alìkplítɛ̀n (“crossroads (Benin)”)
• alìkpá (“street (Benin)”)
• alìplítẹ̀n (“crossroads (Nigeria)”)
• alìpá (“street (Nigeria)”)
• alìxò (“lane (Benin)”)
• tòhòmẹ̀-lìhò (“street (Nigeria)”)
• tòxòmɛ̀-lìxò (“street (Benin)”)

 

Icelandic

Noun

ali

1. indefinite accusative plural of alur

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay ali, from Arabic عَلِيّ (ʕaliyy).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈali/

Verb

ali

1. to show oneself.

Noun

ali (first-person possessive aliku, second-person possessive alimu, third-person possessive alinya)

1. greeting

Derived terms

• mengali

 

Further reading

• “ali” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.li/
• Rhymes: -ali
• Hyphenation: à‧li

Noun

ali f

1. plural of ala

Verb

ali

1. inflection of alare:
   1. second-person singular present indicative
   2. first/second/third-person singular present subjunctive
   3. third-person singular imperative

Anagrams

• Lai, Lia

Kapampangan

Interjection

ali

1. no; stop; not

   Antonym: wa

Laboya

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *huaji-q, from *huaji, from Proto-Austronesian *Suaji.

Noun

ali

1. younger sibling

References

• Rina, A. Dj., Kabba, John Lado B. (2011) “ali”, in Kamus Bahasa Lamboya, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat [Dictionary of Lamboya Language, West Sumba Regency], Waikabubak: Dinas Kebudayaan dan Pariwisata, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat, page 6
• Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*Suaji”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary

Latin

Verb

alī

1. present passive infinitive of alō

Lavukaleve

Noun

ali m

1. man

Laz

Noun

ali (Atina, Vizha, Artasheni, Vitse–Arkabi)

1. Latin spelling of ალი (ali)

Limos Kalinga

Noun

ali

1. king

Macanese

Alternative forms

• alí

Etymology

From Portuguese ali.

Adverb

ali

1. there (away from the speaker)

   Antonym: aqui

   ali-riva ― up there

   ali-vánda ― over there

   qui aqui, qui ali ― either here or there

References

• https://www.macaneselibrary.org/pub/english/uipatua.htm

Middle English

Adjective

ali

1. Alternative form of holy (sacred)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

ali

1. (non-standard since 2012) definite plural of al

Participle

ali

1. (non-standard since 2012) past participle of ala

Nupe

Alternative forms

• eli

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ā.lī/

Noun

ali

1. character; disposition; behaviour

O'odham

Alternative forms

• 'ali

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔaɭi/

Noun

ali (plural a'al)

1. child, baby

Old Norse

Noun

ali

1. indefinite accusative plural of alr

Verb

ali

1. third-person active present subjunctive of ala

Old Polish

Etymology

Univerbation of a +‎ li. First attested in the 15th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (10^th–15^th CE) /alʲi/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /alʲi/

Conjunction

ali

1. but

   Synonym: ale

   • 1880 [1436], Sprawozdania Komisji Językowej Akademii Umiejętności, volume III, page 332:

     Rudda nye othworzila szye na roly... woytha, aly othworzila szye na roly claszthorney

     [Ruda nie otworzyła sie na roli... wojta, ali otworzyła sie na roli klasztornej]

   • Middle of the 15th century, Rozmyślanie o żywocie Pana Jezusa‎^[3], page 638:

     Kristus... rzekł ku swem zwolenikom: Kiedym was słał przez moszny, przez toboły..., azali wam czego niedostawało? A oni rzekli: Wszegośmy dosyć mieli. Ali już kto ma mosznę, weźmi i tobołę (sed nunc qui habet sacculum, tollat... peram Luc 22, 36)

     [Krystus... rzekł ku swem zwolenikom: Kiedym was słał przez moszny, przez toboły..., azali wam czego niedostawało? A oni rzekli: Wszegośmy dosyć mieli. Ali już kto ma mosznę, weźmi i tobołę (sed nunc qui habet sacculum, tollat... peram Luc 22, 36)]

2. until
   • 1920 [1424], Marceli Handelsman, Antoni Rybarski, Kazimierz Tymieniecki, editors, Najdawniejsze księgi sądowe mazowieckie, volume II, number 237:

     Iakom ya ne mal dzewcze mey vosza ani con[a dacz], ali na mego concza smerczy

     [Jakom ja nie miał dziewce mej woza ani kon[ia dać], ali na mego końca śmierci]

Particle

ali

1. until, as long as, up to
   • 1950 [1499], Władysław Kuraszkiewicz, Adam Wolff, editors, Zapiski i roty polskie XV-XVI wieku z ksiąg sądowych ziemi warszawskiej, number 1831:

     Jakossny my vyethnaly y rosdzyelyli Anna s B[b]arbara..., rolamy..., lassy, borrmy aly do waczyerzina syvotha

     [Jakosmy my ujednali i rozdzielili Annę z B[b]arbarą..., rolami..., lasy, bormi ali do macierzyna żywota]

Descendants

• Polish: ali

References

• B. Sieradzka-Baziur, editor (2011–2015), “ali”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish ali. By surface analysis, univerbation of a +‎ li.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.li/
• Rhymes: -ali
• Syllabification: a‧li
• Homophone: Ali

Conjunction

ali

1. (obsolete) but

   Synonym: ale

2. (Middle Polish) so, hence

   Synonym: więc

3. (Middle Polish) let alone

   Synonyms: a już, a zaraz

4. (Middle Polish) or

   Synonym: albo

Particle

ali

1. (obsolete) used for presenting something; here

   Synonym: oto

References

• Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “ali”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]
• Włodzimierz Gruszczyński (08.06.2022) “ALI”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century]

Further reading

• ali in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814) “ali”, in Słownik języka polskiego‎^[4]
• J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “ali”, in Słownik języka polskiego‎^[5] (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 24

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• aly (obsolete)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese ali, aly, from Latin ad illīc (literally “to there”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈli/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈli/

• Rhymes: -i
• Hyphenation: a‧li

• Audio

  (file)

• Audio (Oporto, Portugal)

  (file)

Adverb

ali (not comparable)

1. there (far from both the speaker and the audience)

   Synonym: lá

Usage notes

Usually ali implies a nearer position than lá.

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:ali.

See also

Portuguese demonstratives (edit)
		Pronouns					Adverbs
		Singular		Plural		Neuter
		Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
Proximal	X	este	esta	estes	estas	isto	aqui, cá
	de + X	deste	desta	destes	destas	disto	daqui
	em + X	neste	nesta	nestes	nestas	nisto	—
Medial	X	esse	essa	esses	essas	isso	aí
	de + X	desse	dessa	desses	dessas	disso	daí
	em + X	nesse	nessa	nesses	nessas	nisso	—
Distal	X	aquele	aquela	aqueles	aquelas	aquilo	ali, lá, acolá
	de + X	daquele	daquela	daqueles	daquelas	daquilo	dali
	em + X	naquele	naquela	naqueles	naquelas	naquilo	—
	a + X	àquele	àquela	àqueles	àquelas	àquilo
Anaphoric	X	o	a	os	as	—	—
	de + X	do	da	dos	das
	em + X	no	na	nos	nas
	a + X	ao	à	aos	às

Rukai

Noun

ali

1. used by women to refer to one's female friend

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ali, *ale.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /âli/
• Hyphenation: a‧li

Conjunction

ȁli (Cyrillic spelling а̏ли)

1. but
2. however
3. (Croatia) or, if

Synonyms

• (Croatia) ȁle, nu

Sicilian

Noun

ali

1. plural of ala

Slovene

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

The second pronunciation is used in the second sense.

• IPA^(key): /áli/, /áːli/

Conjunction

ȁli or ȃli

1. or
2. (ali ... ali) either ... or

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ali/

Particle

ali

1. Introduces a yes-no question.

Further reading

• “ali”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈʔali/, [ˈʔa.lɪ]
• Rhymes: -ali
• Syllabification: a‧li

Noun

ali (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜒ)

1. Alternative form of ale