عالي

See also: غالي and عالی

Arabic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʕaː.liː/
  • (file)

Adverb

عَالِي (ʕālī)

  1. over, upon, above
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 76:21:
      عَالِيَهُمْ ثِيَابُ سُندُسٍ خُضْرٌ وَإِسْتَبْرَقٌ
      (please add an English translation of this quote)

Adjective

عَالِي • (ʕālī)

  1. informal pronunciation of عَالٍ (ʕālin, high, exalted)
  2. (with definite article) nominative definite of عَالٍ (ʕālin, high, exalted)
  3. (with definite article) genitive definite of عَالٍ (ʕālin, high, exalted)

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ع ل ي

Etymology

From Arabic عَالٍ (ʕālin).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʕaː.li/, [ˈʕæː.li]
  • (file)

Adjective

عالي (ʕāli) (feminine عالية (ʕālye), common plural عاليين (ʕālyīn), elative أعلى (ʔaʕla))

  1. high, tall
    Antonym: واطي (wāṭi)
  2. loud
    بحبّ أسمع موسيقى بصوت عالي
    baḥebb ʔasmaʕ mūsīqa bṣōt ʕāli
    I like to listen to music out loud.
    Antonym: واطي (wāṭi)
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