jali

English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Gujarati જાળી (jāḷī, “net”).

Noun

jali (plural jalis)

2. (architecture) A stone screen, perforated or latticed, usually with a geometrical ornamental pattern, used in Indian and Islamic architecture as a climate-controlling element.

   Alternative form: jaali

   • 2024, Sharmin Khan, Kheir Al-Kodmany, Mohd Khalid Hassan, M. Farhan Fazli, editors, The Majesty of Islamic Art and Architecture, Copal Publishing, →ISBN, page 16:

     The main purpose of jali is to control light, air flow, visual privacy, aesthetic and social role, and spatiality. The central technical aspect of the jali's construction is its function as a climate-controlling element, where the distances between the interstices, the size, and the volume of the balusters all have a direct effect on glare, temperature, humidity, and airflow inside the structure (Fathy, 1986).

See also

• mashrabiyya

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Bambara [Term?]. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

jali (plural jalis)

1. (uncommon, music) A praise-singer or griot in Western Africa.
   • 2015, J. Kenneth Moore, Jayson Kerr Dobney, E Bradley Strachen-Scherer, Musical Instruments: Highlights of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, →ISBN, page 172:

     The plucked instrument's harplike sound accompanies the jali's song—praise for patrons, histories and genealogies, satire, political commentary, and poetic recitation.

   • 2020, Andrew R. Martin, Matthew Mihalka, editors, Music around the World: A Global Encyclopedia‎^[1], Bloomsbury, →ISBN:

     The social status of jalis is complex. They are important keepers of cultural knowledge, and their dalilu gives them the sole right and power to perform certain types of music.

Anagrams

• jail

Aromanian

Alternative forms

• jale

Etymology

From a Common Slavic *žalь. Compare Romanian jale.

Noun

jali f (plural jeljuri)

1. sadness, grief, distress

Antonyms

• harauã

Bandjalang

Alternative forms

• ćulle

Noun

jali

1. tree
   • 1892, H. Livingstone, A short Grammar and Vocabulary of the Dialect spoken by the Minyuġ People, in John Fraser (ed.) An Australian Language

     Burre—the top of a tree; with this compare ćulle, ‘the barrel’ or ‘trunk’ of a tree; ... Ćulle is also a general name for a ‘tree.’ It often means ‘logs’ lying down, and ‘firewood’; e.g., kulga ćulle wébȧragai, ‘cut wood for the fire.’

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈjalɪ]

Participle

jali

1. animate masculine plural past active participle of jmout

Dalmatian

Alternative forms

• yali, iali

Etymology

From Latin illī, nominative masculine plural of ille.

Pronoun

jali m pl (masculine singular jal)

1. (third-person masculine plural pronoun) they

Related terms

• jal, jala
• jale (feminine plural)
• jai

See also

• ju
• te
• nu
• vu

Indonesian

Etymology 1

Ular jali.

Noun

jali (plural jali-jali)

1. Indo-Chinese rat snake, Ptyas korros

Etymology 2

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zəlay.

Tumbuhan jali.

Alternative forms

• jelai, enjelai

Noun

jali (plural jali-jali)

1. Job's tears, Coix lacryma-jobi

Etymology 3

From Arabic جَلِيٌّ (jaliyyun).

Adjective

jali (comparative lebih jali, superlative paling jali)

1. (dialectal, dated)clear, obvious

   Synonyms: jelas, terang, nyata

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic [Term?].

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

  (file)

Verb

-jali (infinitive kujali)

1. to care, to worry, to be concerned
2. to respect, to honour

Conjugation

Conjugation of -jali
Positive present -najali Subjunctive -jali Negative -jali Imperative singular jali
Infinitives
Positive kujali Negative kutojali
Imperatives
Singular jali Plural jalini
Tensed forms
Habitual hujali Positive past positive subject concord + -lijali Negative past negative subject concord + -kujali
Positive present (positive subject concord + -najali) Singular Plural 1st person ninajali/najali tunajali 2nd person unajali mnajali 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anajali wanajali other classes positive subject concord + -najali
Negative present (negative subject concord + -jali) Singular Plural 1st person sijali hatujali 2nd person hujali hamjali 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hajali hawajali other classes negative subject concord + -jali
Positive future positive subject concord + -tajali Negative future negative subject concord + -tajali
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -jali) Singular Plural 1st person nijali tujali 2nd person ujali mjali 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ajali wajali other classes positive subject concord + -jali
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sijali Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngejali Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singejali Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalijali Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalijali
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ajali) Singular Plural 1st person najali twajali 2nd person wajali mwajali 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ajali wajali m-mi(III/IV) wajali yajali ji-ma(V/VI) lajali yajali ki-vi(VII/VIII) chajali vyajali n(IX/X) yajali zajali u(XI) wajali see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwajali pa(XVI) pajali mu(XVIII) mwajali
Perfect positive subject concord + -mejali "Already" positive subject concord + -meshajali "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jajali "If/When" positive subject concord + -kijali "If not" positive subject concord + -sipojali Consecutive kajali / positive subject concord + -kajali Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kajali
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nijali -tujali 2nd person -kujali -wajali/-kujalini/-wajalini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mjali -wajali m-mi(III/IV) -ujali -ijali ji-ma(V/VI) -lijali -yajali ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kijali -vijali n(IX/X) -ijali -zijali u(XI) -ujali see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kujali pa(XVI) -pajali mu(XVIII) -mujali Reflexive -jijali
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -jali- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -jaliye -jalio m-mi(III/IV) -jalio -jaliyo ji-ma(V/VI) -jalilo -jaliyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -jalicho -jalivyo n(IX/X) -jaliyo -jalizo u(XI) -jalio see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -jaliko pa(XVI) -jalipo mu(XVIII) -jalimo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -jali) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yejali -ojali m-mi(III/IV) -ojali -yojali ji-ma(V/VI) -lojali -yojali ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chojali -vyojali n(IX/X) -yojali -zojali u(XI) -ojali see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kojali pa(XVI) -pojali mu(XVIII) -mojali
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Applicative: -jalia
  • Causative: -jalisha
  • Passive: -jaliwa