alî

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ali"

Northern Kurdish

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *Hárdah (“half, side”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hárdʰas (“half”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑːˈliː/
• Rhymes: -iː

Noun

alî m (Arabic spelling ئالی)

1. side, direction

   Synonyms: hêl, mil

Declension

Declension of alî

Definite masculine gender
Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	alî	alî
Construct	aliyê	aliyên
Oblique	alî	aliyan
Demonstrative oblique	wî alî	wan aliyan
Vocative	aliyo	aliyino
Indefinite masculine gender
Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	aliyek	aliyin
Construct	aliyekî	aliyine
Oblique	aliyekî	aliyinan

Derived terms

• alî kirin
• ji alî
• ji alîyê ... ve

 

References

• Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “alî”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 5