"Eli" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

IPA: /ˈilaɪ/
Etymology: Hebrew עֵלִי (“ascent”); cognate to the Arabic-derived Ali. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|he|עֵלִי||ascent}} Hebrew עֵלִי (“ascent”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Eli
  1. A male given name from Hebrew of Biblical origin. Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names Translations (male given name): Ηλί (Ēlí) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), عالي [masculine] (Arabic), عالى [Egyptian-Arabic] (Arabic), Eli [masculine] (Breton), Elí [masculine] (Catalan), 以利 (Yǐlì) (Chinese Mandarin), Élí (Czech), Eli (Esperanto), Eeli (Finnish), Éli [masculine] (French), Eli (German), אֵלִי (english: Eli) [masculine] (Hebrew), עֵלִי (english: Eli) [masculine] (Hebrew), Eli (Indonesian), Eli [masculine] (Interlingua), Eli (Italian), エリ [masculine] (Japanese), 엘리 (elli) [masculine] (Korean), Hēlī [masculine] (Latin), Ely [masculine] (Malagasy), عیلی [masculine] (Persian), Eli [masculine] (Portuguese), Илий (Ilij) [masculine] (Russian), ཨེ་ལི། (e li) [masculine] (Tibetan), Ілій (Ilij) [masculine] (Ukrainian), عیلی ('elī) (Urdu)
    Sense id: en-Eli-en-name-tkht5n1p Categories (other): English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 32 18 8 6 36 Disambiguation of 'male given name': 98 2
  2. (biblical) The priest who brought up Samuel. Categories (topical): Biblical characters Translations (the priest who brought up Samuel): Eeli (Finnish), עֵלִי (english: Eli) [masculine] (Hebrew), Eli [masculine] (Portuguese), Elí [masculine] (Spanish), אלי (english: Eli) [masculine] (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-Eli-en-name-VTS8OcSb Categories (other): English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 32 18 8 6 36 Topics: biblical, lifestyle, religion Disambiguation of 'the priest who brought up Samuel': 13 87
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name [English]

IPA: /ˈilaɪ/
Etymology: Short versions of male given names. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Eli
  1. Clipping of Elijah. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping Alternative form of: Elijah
    Sense id: en-Eli-en-name-2opps1Ek
  2. Clipping of Elisha. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping Alternative form of: Elisha
    Sense id: en-Eli-en-name-I2d-7Icl
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈilaɪ/ Forms: Elis [plural]
Etymology: From the name of Elihu Yale. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Eli (plural Elis)
  1. A student at Yale University. Categories (topical): Individuals Synonyms: Yalie
    Sense id: en-Eli-en-noun-SVFR3PQD Disambiguation of Individuals: 17 19 10 21 34 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 23 10 7 39 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 32 18 8 6 36 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 17 15 7 7 54
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Proper name [Faroese]

IPA: /ˈeːliː/ Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], Eli [indefinite, nominative], Eli [accusative, indefinite], Eli [dative, indefinite], Elis [genitive, indefinite]
Head templates: {{head|fo|proper noun|g=m}} Eli m Inflection templates: {{fo-decl-proper-noun-s-indef|Eli|Eli|Eli|Elis}}
  1. a male given name Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Faroese given names, Faroese male given names
    Sense id: en-Eli-fo-name-h8YdwBAs Categories (other): Faroese entries with incorrect language header

Proper name [Italian]

IPA: /ˈɛ.li/
Rhymes: -ɛli Etymology: From Latin Hēlī, ultimately from Biblical Hebrew עלי. Etymology templates: {{bor|it|la|Hēlī}} Latin Hēlī, {{der|it|hbo|עלי}} Biblical Hebrew עלי Head templates: {{it-proper noun|m}} Eli m
  1. a male given name from Biblical Hebrew, equivalent to English Eli Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Italian given names, Italian male given names
    Sense id: en-Eli-it-name-JS0QklNH Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header

Proper name [Norwegian]

Head templates: {{head|no|proper noun}} Eli
  1. a female given name, a popular short form of Elin (Helen) Categories (topical): Norwegian female given names, Norwegian given names
    Sense id: en-Eli-no-name-Mik~aACL Categories (other): Norwegian entries with incorrect language header

Proper name [Portuguese]

IPA: /eˈli/ [Brazil], /ɛˈli/ [Portugal]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin Heli, from Hebrew עֵלִי. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|pt|la|Heli|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin Heli, {{bor+|pt|la|Heli}} Borrowed from Latin Heli, {{der|pt|he|עֵלִי}} Hebrew עֵלִי Head templates: {{head|pt|proper noun|||g=m|g2=|g3=|head=}} Eli m, {{pt-proper noun|m}} Eli m
  1. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Eli Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Portuguese given names, Portuguese male given names
    Sense id: en-Eli-pt-name-8Ettii7M Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 52 48
  2. (biblical) Eli (priest who brought up Samuel) Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Biblical characters
    Sense id: en-Eli-pt-name-2sDmuz5k Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Topics: biblical, lifestyle, religion

Download JSON data for Eli meaning in All languages combined (14.4kB)

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      "rhymes": "-ɛli"
    }
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}

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      ],
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}

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    "Portuguese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Portuguese lemmas",
    "Portuguese masculine nouns",
    "Portuguese proper nouns",
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    "Portuguese terms derived from Hebrew",
    "Portuguese terms derived from Latin",
    "Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation"
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      },
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        "4": "",
        "5": "",
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        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
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    }
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        "g3": "",
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      },
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      },
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  "lang_code": "pt",
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      ],
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      ],
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        [
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          "Bible"
        ],
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        ]
      ],
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        "(biblical) Eli (priest who brought up Samuel)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "biblical",
        "lifestyle",
        "religion"
      ]
    }
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    {
      "ipa": "/eˈli/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "/ɛˈli/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    }
  ],
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}
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  "path": [
    "Eli"
  ],
  "section": "Faroese",
  "subsection": "proper noun",
  "title": "Eli",
  "trace": ""
}

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}

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}

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}

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}

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