علوا

See also: غلوا

Arabic

Etymology 1

Verb

علوا (form I)

1. عَلَوَا (ʕalawā) /ʕa.la.waː/: third-person masculine dual past active of عَلَا (ʕalā)
2. عَلَوْا (ʕalaw) /ʕa.law/: third-person masculine plural past active of عَلَا (ʕalā) and عَلَى (ʕalā, “to climb”)
3. عُلُوا (ʕulū) /ʕu.luː/: third-person masculine plural past passive of عَلَا (ʕalā) and عَلَى (ʕalā, “to climb”)

Etymology 2

Verb

عَلُوا • (ʕalū) (form I) /ʕa.luː/

1. third-person masculine plural past active of عَلِيَ (ʕaliya, “to be exalted, to be high; to excel”)