علي

See also: على‎, علی‎, غلى‎, and غلي‎

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ع ل ي‎ (ʕ-l-y).

Ultimately from Proto-Semitic *ʿall-, *ʿaly- (“to be high; exalted”), from Proto-Afroasiatic *ʿal-, *ʿVl(ay)- (“to be high, tall; to rise, ascend”).

Cognate with Hebrew עָלָה‎ (ʿalá, “to ascend, rise, grow, develop”), Hebrew עלי‎ (ʿeli, “ascent”) and thereby Eli.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʕa.li.ja/
Rhymes: -ijj

Verb

عَلِيَ • (ʕaliya) I, non-past يَعْلَى‎‎ (yaʕlā)

(intransitive) to be exalted, high
(intransitive) to excel, to stand out

Conjugation

Conjugation of

عَلِيَ

(form-I final-weak, verbal noun عَلَاء)

active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
verbal noun الْمَصْدَر					عَلَاء‎ ʕalāʔ
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل					عَالٍ‎ ʕālin
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	عَلِيتُ‎ ʕalītu	عَلِيتَ‎ ʕalīta	عَلِيَ ʕaliya	عَلِيتُمَا‎ ʕalītumā	عَلِيَا‎ ʕaliyā	عَلِينَا‎ ʕalīnā	عَلِيتُمْ‎ ʕalītum	عَلُوا‎ ʕalū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	عَلِيتُ‎ ʕalītu	عَلِيتِ‎ ʕalīti	عَلِيَتْ‎ ʕaliyat	عَلِيتُمَا‎ ʕalītumā	عَلِيَتَا‎ ʕaliyatā	عَلِينَا‎ ʕalīnā	عَلِيتُنَّ‎ ʕalītunna	عَلِينَ‎ ʕalīna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَعْلَى‎ ʔaʕlā	تَعْلَى‎ taʕlā	يَعْلَى‎ yaʕlā	تَعْلَيَانِ‎ taʕlayāni	يَعْلَيَانِ‎ yaʕlayāni	نَعْلَى‎ naʕlā	تَعْلَوْنَ‎ taʕlawna	يَعْلَوْنَ‎ yaʕlawna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أَعْلَى‎ ʔaʕlā	تَعْلَيْنَ‎ taʕlayna	تَعْلَى‎ taʕlā	تَعْلَيَانِ‎ taʕlayāni	تَعْلَيَانِ‎ taʕlayāni	نَعْلَى‎ naʕlā	تَعْلَيْنَ‎ taʕlayna	يَعْلَيْنَ‎ yaʕlayna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَعْلَى‎ ʔaʕlā	تَعْلَى‎ taʕlā	يَعْلَى‎ yaʕlā	تَعْلَيَا‎ taʕlayā	يَعْلَيَا‎ yaʕlayā	نَعْلَى‎ naʕlā	تَعْلَوْا‎ taʕlaw	يَعْلَوْا‎ yaʕlaw
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أَعْلَى‎ ʔaʕlā	تَعْلَيْ‎ taʕlay	تَعْلَى‎ taʕlā	تَعْلَيَا‎ taʕlayā	تَعْلَيَا‎ taʕlayā	نَعْلَى‎ naʕlā	تَعْلَيْنَ‎ taʕlayna	يَعْلَيْنَ‎ yaʕlayna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَعْلَ‎ ʔaʕla	تَعْلَ‎ taʕla	يَعْلَ‎ yaʕla	تَعْلَيَا‎ taʕlayā	يَعْلَيَا‎ yaʕlayā	نَعْلَ‎ naʕla	تَعْلَوْا‎ taʕlaw	يَعْلَوْا‎ yaʕlaw
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أَعْلَ‎ ʔaʕla	تَعْلَيْ‎ taʕlay	تَعْلَ‎ taʕla	تَعْلَيَا‎ taʕlayā	تَعْلَيَا‎ taʕlayā	نَعْلَ‎ naʕla	تَعْلَيْنَ‎ taʕlayna	يَعْلَيْنَ‎ yaʕlayna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اِعْلَ‎ iʕla		اِعْلَيَا‎ iʕlayā			اِعْلَوْا‎ iʕlaw
imperative الْأَمْر	f		اِعْلَيْ‎ iʕlay		اِعْلَيَا‎ iʕlayā			اِعْلَيْنَ‎ iʕlayna

Etymology 2

From the root ع ل و‎ (ʕ-l-w) or ع ل ي‎ (ʕ-l-y).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʕa.lijj/

Adjective

عَلِيّ • (ʕaliyy) (feminine عَلِيَّة‎ (ʕaliyya), masculine plural عَلِيُّونَ‎ (ʕaliyyūna) or عِلْيَة‎ (ʕilya), feminine plural عَلِيَّات‎ (ʕaliyyāt), elative أَعْلَىٰ‎ (ʔaʕlā))

high, tall[1]
exalted, lofty, excellent

Declension

Declension of adjective عَلِيّ (ʕaliyy)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	عَلِي ʕalī	الْعَلِي‎ al-ʕalī	عَلِيَّة‎ ʕaliyya	الْعَلِيَّة‎ al-ʕaliyya
Nominative	عَلِيٌّ ʕaliyyun	الْعَلِيُّ‎ al-ʕaliyyu	عَلِيَّةٌ‎ ʕaliyyatun	الْعَلِيَّةُ‎ al-ʕaliyyatu
Accusative	عَلِيًّا‎ ʕaliyyan	الْعَلِيَّ‎ al-ʕaliyya	عَلِيَّةً‎ ʕaliyyatan	الْعَلِيَّةَ‎ al-ʕaliyyata
Genitive	عَلِيٍّ ʕaliyyin	الْعَلِيِّ‎ al-ʕaliyyi	عَلِيَّةٍ‎ ʕaliyyatin	الْعَلِيَّةِ‎ al-ʕaliyyati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	عَلِيَّيْن‎ ʕaliyyayn	الْعَلِيَّيْن‎ al-ʕaliyyayn	عَلِيَّتَيْن‎ ʕaliyyatayn	الْعَلِيَّتَيْن‎ al-ʕaliyyatayn
Nominative	عَلِيَّانِ‎ ʕaliyyāni	الْعَلِيَّانِ‎ al-ʕaliyyāni	عَلِيَّتَانِ‎ ʕaliyyatāni	الْعَلِيَّتَانِ‎ al-ʕaliyyatāni
Accusative	عَلِيَّيْنِ‎ ʕaliyyayni	الْعَلِيَّيْنِ‎ al-ʕaliyyayni	عَلِيَّتَيْنِ‎ ʕaliyyatayni	الْعَلِيَّتَيْنِ‎ al-ʕaliyyatayni
Genitive	عَلِيَّيْنِ‎ ʕaliyyayni	الْعَلِيَّيْنِ‎ al-ʕaliyyayni	عَلِيَّتَيْنِ‎ ʕaliyyatayni	الْعَلِيَّتَيْنِ‎ al-ʕaliyyatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural‎; broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	عَلِيِّين‎‎; عِلْيَة‎ ʕaliyyīn‎; ʕilya	الْعَلِيِّين‎‎; الْعِلْيَة‎ al-ʕaliyyīn‎; al-ʕilya	عَلِيَّات‎ ʕaliyyāt	الْعَلِيَّات‎ al-ʕaliyyāt
Nominative	عَلِيُّونَ‎‎; عِلْيَةٌ‎ ʕaliyyūna‎; ʕilyatun	الْعَلِيُّونَ‎‎; الْعِلْيَةُ‎ al-ʕaliyyūna‎; al-ʕilyatu	عَلِيَّاتٌ‎ ʕaliyyātun	الْعَلِيَّاتُ‎ al-ʕaliyyātu
Accusative	عَلِيِّينَ‎‎; عِلْيَةً‎ ʕaliyyīna‎; ʕilyatan	الْعَلِيِّينَ‎‎; الْعِلْيَةَ‎ al-ʕaliyyīna‎; al-ʕilyata	عَلِيَّاتٍ‎ ʕaliyyātin	الْعَلِيَّاتِ‎ al-ʕaliyyāti
Genitive	عَلِيِّينَ‎‎; عِلْيَةٍ‎ ʕaliyyīna‎; ʕilyatin	الْعَلِيِّينَ‎‎; الْعِلْيَةِ‎ al-ʕaliyyīna‎; al-ʕilyati	عَلِيَّاتٍ‎ ʕaliyyātin	الْعَلِيَّاتِ‎ al-ʕaliyyāti

Synonyms

عَالٍ‎ (ʕālin)

Descendants

(via feminine form عَلِيَّة‎ (ʕaliyya)):

→ Persian: علیه‎ ('aliyye)

Proper noun

عَلِيّ • (ʕaliyy) m

a male given name, Ali
ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib, the son-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muhammad through Ali's marriage to the Islamic prophet's daughter, Fāṭimah al-Zahrāʾ, recognized as the Islamic prophet's fourth rightly-guided successor in most of Sunni Islam and as the Islamic prophet's first legitimate successor in most of Shia Islam

Declension

Declension of noun عَلِيّ (ʕaliyy)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	—	عَلِي ʕalī	—
Nominative	—	عَلِيٌّ ʕaliyyun	—
Accusative	—	عَلِيًّا‎ ʕaliyyan	—
Genitive	—	عَلِيٍّ ʕaliyyin	—

Derived terms

عَلَوِيّ‎ (ʕalawiyy)

Descendants

→ Azerbaijani: Əli
→ Bengali: আলী (alī)
→ English: Ali
→ Bashkir: Ғәли (Ğäli)
→ Northern Luri: عںڵی‎ (əłi)
→ Persian: علی‎ ('ali)
→ Somali: Cali
→ Swahili: Ali
→ Tatar: Гали (Ğali)
→ Turkish: Ali

Etymology 3

From the root ع ل ي‎ (ʕ-l-y).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʕalj/

Noun

عَلْي • (ʕaly) m

verbal noun of عَلَى‎ (ʕalā) (form I).

Declension

Declension of noun عَلْي (ʕaly)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عَلْي ʕaly	الْعَلْي‎ al-ʕaly	عَلْي ʕaly
Nominative	عَلْيٌ ʕalyun	الْعَلْيُ‎ al-ʕalyu	عَلْيُ ʕalyu
Accusative	عَلْيًا‎ ʕalyan	الْعَلْيَ‎ al-ʕalya	عَلْيَ ʕalya
Genitive	عَلْيٍ ʕalyin	الْعَلْيِ‎ al-ʕalyi	عَلْيِ ʕalyi

Etymology 4

From the root ع ل ي‎ (ʕ-l-y).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʕu.li.ja/

Verb

عُلِيَ • (ʕuliya) (form I)

third-person masculine singular past passive of عَلَا‎ (ʕalā)

Etymology 5

From the root ع ل ي‎ (ʕ-l-y).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʕu.li.ja/

Verb

عُلِيَ • (ʕuliya) (form I)

third-person masculine singular past passive of عَلَى‎ (ʕalā)

References

- Wehr, Hans (1979), “علو”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN.

Hijazi Arabic

Root
ع ل ي‎

Etymology 1

From عَلَى‎ (“on”) +‎ ـيَ‎ (“me”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʕalajːa/

Adverb

علي • (ʿalayya)

on me

Etymology 2

From Arabic عَلِيّ‎ (ʕaliyy).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʕali/

Proper noun

عَلِي • (ʿali) m

a male given name

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʕalːi/

Verb

علي • (ʿalli)

second-person masculine singular active imperative of عَلَّى‎ (ʿalla)
raise!

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ع ل ي‎

Etymology

From Arabic عَلِيَ‎ (ʕaliya).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʕi.li/, [ˈʕi.li]
Audio (al-Lidd) (file)

Verb

علي • (ʕili) (form I, present بعلى‎ (biʕla))

to rise (the volume, one's voice, etc.)
Antonym: وطي‎ (wiṭi)

Conjugation

Conjugation of علي (ʕili)
		singular			plural
		1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person	1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person
past	m	عليت (ʕlīt)	عليت (ʕlīt)	علي (ʕili)	علينا (ʕlīna)	عليتو (ʕlītu)	عليو (ʕilyu)
past	f	عليت (ʕlīt)	عليتي (ʕlīti)	عليت (ʕilyat)	علينا (ʕlīna)	عليتو (ʕlītu)	عليو (ʕilyu)
present	m	بعلى (baʕla)	بتعلى (btiʕla)	بعلى (biʕla)	بنعلى (mniʕla)	بتعلو (btiʕlu)	بعلو (biʕlu)
present	f	بعلى (baʕla)	بتعلي (btiʕli)	بتعلى (btiʕla)	بنعلى (mniʕla)	بتعلو (btiʕlu)	بعلو (biʕlu)
subjunctive	m	اعلى (aʕla)	تعلى (tiʕla)	يعلى (yiʕla)	نعلى (niʕla)	تعلو (tiʕlu)	يعلو (yiʕlu)
subjunctive	f	اعلى (aʕla)	تعلي (tiʕli)	تعلى (tiʕla)	نعلى (niʕla)	تعلو (tiʕlu)	يعلو (yiʕlu)
imperative	m		اعلى (iʕla)			اعلو (iʕlu)
imperative	f		اعلي (iʕli)			اعلو (iʕlu)

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[1] Wehr, Hans (1979), “علو”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN.

[2] Wehr, Hans (1979), “علو”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN.