sali

See also: Appendix:Variations of "sali"

Languages (21)

Alemannic German • Catalan • Eastern Maninkakan • Esperanto • Fijian • Finnish • French • Icelandic • Ido • Italian • Latin • Latvian • Norman • Old Norse • Papiamentu • Pass Valley Yali • Serbo-Croatian • Sicilian • Swahili • Tagalog • Toraja-Sa'dan

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Alemannic German

Interjection

sali

1. (Basel) alternative form of sälü (“hi”)

Catalan

Verb

sali

1. inflection of salar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Eastern Maninkakan

Noun

sáli

1. prayer

Esperanto

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l

Proto-Italic *sāls

Latin salem

Italian saleder.

Esperanto salo

Proto-Italic *-jezi

▲

Latin -ereinflu.

Latin -īre

French -irbor.?

▲

Latin -īre

Spanish -irbor.?

Proto-Indo-European *-yétider.

Latin -īre

Old Galician-Portuguese -ir

Portuguese -irbor.?

▲

Latin -ire

Italian -irebor.?

▲

Latin -iō

Romanian -ibor.?

Esperanto -i

Esperanto sali

From salo (“salt”) + -i (“verb”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsali/

• Audio 1:

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• Audio 2:

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• Rhymes: -ali
• Syllabification: sa‧li

Verb

sali (present salas, past salis, future salos, conditional salus, volitive salu)

1. (transitive) to salt
   • 1910, L. L. Zamenhof, Proverbaro Esperanta:

     Pli bone ne sali, ol sali tro multe.

     [It is] better not to salt than to salt too much.

Conjugation

Conjugation of sali

		present		past		future
		singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
tense		salas		salis		salos
active participle		salanta	salantaj	salinta	salintaj	salonta	salontaj
	acc.	salantan	salantajn	salintan	salintajn	salontan	salontajn
passive participle		salata	salataj	salita	salitaj	salota	salotaj
	acc.	salatan	salatajn	salitan	salitajn	salotan	salotajn
nominal active participle		salanto	salantoj	salinto	salintoj	salonto	salontoj
	acc.	salanton	salantojn	salinton	salintojn	salonton	salontojn
nominal passive participle		salato	salatoj	salito	salitoj	saloto	salotoj
	acc.	salaton	salatojn	saliton	salitojn	saloton	salotojn
adverbial active participle		salante		salinte		salonte
adverbial passive participle		salate		salite		salote
		infinitive	sali	imperative	salu	conditional	salus

Derived terms

• salado

Further reading

• “sali”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], 2020, →ISBN
• “sali”, in Reta Vortaro [Online Dictionary] (in Esperanto), 1997-2026

Fijian

Etymology

From Proto-Central Pacific *sali, from Proto-Oceanic *saliʀ, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *saliʀ, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *saliʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *saliʀ.

Verb

sali (transitive salia or saliva) (intransitive)

1. to flow, to flow down (of water, current)

   E sali sobu na wai mai na ulu-ni-wai.

   The water flows down from the spring.

2. to flow through (through a narrow channel or reef opening)

   E sali tu na ua ena salisali.

   The tide flows through the reef channel.

3. to droop, to hang low (of thatching from a roof)

   E sali sobu na kau ni vale.

   The thatching droops down from the house.

Derived terms

• Salia (place name)
• salisali (“reef channel, lagoon opening”)

References

• Gatty, Ronald (2009), “sali”, in Fijian–English Dictionary‎^[1], Suva, Fiji: Ronald Gatty, →ISBN, page 217

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish sal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɑli/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝li]
• Rhymes: -ɑli
• Syllabification^(key): sa‧li
• Hyphenation^(key): sa‧li

Noun

sali

1. hall (principal room of a secular medieval building)
2. A large room, often one in which dinners are served, visitors are received or banquets held.
3. (colloquial) ellipsis of kuntosali (“gym”)

Declension

Inflection of sali (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		sali	salit
genitive		salin	salien
partitive		salia	saleja
illative		saliin	saleihin
		singular	plural
nominative		sali	salit
accusative	nom.	sali	salit
	gen.	salin
genitive		salin	salien
partitive		salia	saleja
inessive		salissa	saleissa
elative		salista	saleista
illative		saliin	saleihin
adessive		salilla	saleilla
ablative		salilta	saleilta
allative		salille	saleille
essive		salina	saleina
translative		saliksi	saleiksi
abessive		salitta	saleitta
instructive		—	salein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative salini salini accusative nom. salini salini gen. salini genitive salini salieni partitive saliani salejani inessive salissani saleissani elative salistani saleistani illative saliini saleihini adessive salillani saleillani ablative saliltani saleiltani allative salilleni saleilleni essive salinani saleinani translative salikseni saleikseni abessive salittani saleittani instructive — — comitative — saleineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative salisi salisi accusative nom. salisi salisi gen. salisi genitive salisi saliesi partitive saliasi salejasi inessive salissasi saleissasi elative salistasi saleistasi illative saliisi saleihisi adessive salillasi saleillasi ablative saliltasi saleiltasi allative salillesi saleillesi essive salinasi saleinasi translative saliksesi saleiksesi abessive salittasi saleittasi instructive — — comitative — saleinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative salimme salimme accusative nom. salimme salimme gen. salimme genitive salimme saliemme partitive saliamme salejamme inessive salissamme saleissamme elative salistamme saleistamme illative saliimme saleihimme adessive salillamme saleillamme ablative saliltamme saleiltamme allative salillemme saleillemme essive salinamme saleinamme translative saliksemme saleiksemme abessive salittamme saleittamme instructive — — comitative — saleinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative salinne salinne accusative nom. salinne salinne gen. salinne genitive salinne salienne partitive salianne salejanne inessive salissanne saleissanne elative salistanne saleistanne illative saliinne saleihinne adessive salillanne saleillanne ablative saliltanne saleiltanne allative salillenne saleillenne essive salinanne saleinanne translative saliksenne saleiksenne abessive salittanne saleittanne instructive — — comitative — saleinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative salinsa salinsa accusative nom. salinsa salinsa gen. salinsa genitive salinsa saliensa partitive saliaan saliansa salejaan salejansa inessive salissaan salissansa saleissaan saleissansa elative salistaan salistansa saleistaan saleistansa illative saliinsa saleihinsa adessive salillaan salillansa saleillaan saleillansa ablative saliltaan saliltansa saleiltaan saleiltansa allative salilleen salillensa saleilleen saleillensa essive salinaan salinansa saleinaan saleinansa translative salikseen saliksensa saleikseen saleiksensa abessive salittaan salittansa saleittaan saleittansa instructive — — comitative — saleineen saleinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• anatomiasali
• biljardisali
• harjoitussali
• hääsali
• istuntosali
• juhlasali
• kirkkosali
• kokoussali
• konesali
• konserttisali
• kuntosali
• kutomosali
• käräjäsali
• käsityösali
• lainaussali
• leikkaussali
• liikuntasali
• linnansali
• luentosali
• lukusali
• makuusali
• näyttelysali
• odotussali
• oikeussali
• opintosali
• oppisali
• pankkisali
• peilisali
• pelisali
• piirustussali
• potilassali
• punttisali
• pylvässali
• ravintolasali
• ritarisali
• rukoussali
• ruokasali
• salibandy
• salijalkapallo
• salikirkko
• salimake
• salintäyteinen
• salinvalvoja
• salipallo
• salitanssi
• salityö
• salityöntekijä
• saliuskottava
• salivalvoja
• sanomalehtisali
• seurakuntasali
• suuri sali
• tanssisali
• teatterisali
• tehdassali
• tietokonesali
• toimistosali
• treenaussali
• treenisali
• urheilusali
• valtaistuinsali
• valtakunnansali
• valtiosali
• valtuustosali
• vastaanottosali
• veistosali
• voimistelusali

Related terms

• saluuna
• salonki

See also

• aula
• halli
• lämpiö
• olohuone

Further reading

• “sali”, 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 3 July 2023

Anagrams

• -lias, lasi, sila

French

Pronunciation

• Audio (France (Lyon)):

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Participle

sali (feminine salie, masculine plural salis, feminine plural salies)

1. past participle of salir

Anagrams

• ails, lias, Lisa, sila

Icelandic

Noun

sali

1. indefinite accusative plural of salur

Ido

Noun

sali

1. plural of salo

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsa.li/
• Rhymes: -ali
• Hyphenation: sà‧li

Noun

sali m pl

1. plural of sale

Verb

sali

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

Anagrams

• Lisa, Sila, alsi, lisa

Latin

Etymology 1

Form of the noun sāl.

Noun

salī

1. dative singular of sāl

Etymology 2

Form of the verb saliō.

Verb

salī

1. second-person singular present active imperative of saliō

Latvian

Verb

sali

1. second-person singular past indicative of salt

Norman

Etymology

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

Verb

sali

1. (Jersey) to dirty (make dirty)

Antonyms

• netti (“to clean”)

Old Norse

Noun

sali

1. accusative plural of salr

Papiamentu

Etymology

From Spanish salir.

Verb

sali

1. to leave
2. to depart

Pass Valley Yali

Noun

sali

1. girl's skirt

References

• Christiaan Fahner, The morphology of Yali and Dani (1979), page 18

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

sali (Cyrillic spelling сали)

1. dative/locative singular of sala

Sicilian

Alternative forms

• a sau (f.s.) (Gallo-Italic of Sicily)

Etymology

From Latin sāl, salem.

Noun

sali m (plural sali)

1. salt

Related terms

• salami
• salari
• salatu
• sausizza

Swahili

Etymology

Etymology tree

Aramaic צלא

Aramaic צלותא (ṣəlōṯā)

Classical Syriac ܨܠܘܬ (ṣəlōṯ)bor.

Arabic صَلَاة (ṣalāh)denom.

Arabic صَلَّى (ṣallā)bor.

Swahili sali

Borrowed from Arabic صَلَّى (ṣallā).

Pronunciation

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Verb

-sali (infinitive kusali)

1. to pray

Conjugation

Conjugation of -sali
Positive present -nasali Subjunctive -sali Negative -sali Imperative singular sali
Infinitives
Positive kusali Negative kutosali
Imperatives
Singular sali Plural salini
Tensed forms
Habitual husali Positive past positive subject concord + -lisali Negative past negative subject concord + -kusali
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasali) Singular Plural 1st person ninasali/nasali tunasali 2nd person unasali mnasali 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anasali wanasali other classes positive subject concord + -nasali
Negative present (negative subject concord + -sali) Singular Plural 1st person sisali hatusali 2nd person husali hamsali 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hasali hawasali other classes negative subject concord + -sali
Positive future positive subject concord + -tasali Negative future negative subject concord + -tasali
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -sali) Singular Plural 1st person nisali tusali 2nd person usali msali 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asali wasali other classes positive subject concord + -sali
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sisali Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngesali Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singesali Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalisali Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalisali
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asali) Singular Plural 1st person nasali twasali 2nd person wasali mwasali 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asali wasali m-mi(III/IV) wasali yasali ji-ma(V/VI) lasali yasali ki-vi(VII/VIII) chasali vyasali n(IX/X) yasali zasali u(XI) wasali see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwasali pa(XVI) pasali mu(XVIII) mwasali
Perfect positive subject concord + -mesali "Already" positive subject concord + -meshasali "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jasali "If/When" positive subject concord + -kisali "If not" positive subject concord + -siposali Consecutive kasali / positive subject concord + -kasali Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kasali
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nisali -tusali 2nd person -kusali -wasali/-kusalini/-wasalini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -msali -wasali m-mi(III/IV) -usali -isali ji-ma(V/VI) -lisali -yasali ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kisali -visali n(IX/X) -isali -zisali u(XI) -usali see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kusali pa(XVI) -pasali mu(XVIII) -musali Reflexive -jisali
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -sali- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -saliye -salio m-mi(III/IV) -salio -saliyo ji-ma(V/VI) -salilo -saliyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -salicho -salivyo n(IX/X) -saliyo -salizo u(XI) -salio see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -saliko pa(XVI) -salipo mu(XVIII) -salimo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -sali) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yesali -osali m-mi(III/IV) -osali -yosali ji-ma(V/VI) -losali -yosali ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chosali -vyosali n(IX/X) -yosali -zosali u(XI) -osali see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kosali pa(XVI) -posali mu(XVIII) -mosali
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: -salia
  • Causative: -salisha

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈsali/ [ˈsaː.lɪ], (colloquial) /ˈsale/ [ˈsaː.lɛ]
• Rhymes: -ali
• Syllabification: sa‧li

Noun

sali (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜎᜒ)

1. participation (in a contest, competition, play, etc.)

   Synonyms: pagsali, pakikisali, lahok, paglahok, pakikilahok

2. participant; entry

   Synonyms: kasali, kalahok, lahok

Derived terms

• isali
• kasali
• magkasali
• magsali
• magsalihan
• makasali
• makisali
• pagsali
• pakikisali
• pasali
• pasalihan
• pasalihin
• salihan
• saling-pusa
• sumali

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈsaliʔ/ [ˈsaː.lɪʔ]
• Rhymes: -aliʔ
• Syllabification: sa‧li

Noun

salì (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜎᜒ)

1. saliva with red stain (from chewing betel or tobacco)

See also

• laway

Anagrams

• lisa, alis, sila, isla

Toraja-Sa'dan

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *saləʀ. Cf. Tagalog sahig.

Noun

sali

1. floor