"Ali" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈɑːli/ Forms: Alis [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑːli Etymology: From Arabic عَلِيّ (ʕaliyy, literally “high, exalted”), from the Arabic root ع ل ي (ʕ-l-y). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ar|ع ل ي}}, {{bor|en|ar|عَلِيّ|lit=high, exalted}} Arabic عَلِيّ (ʕaliyy, literally “high, exalted”), {{ar-root|ع ل ي|nocat=1}} ع ل ي (ʕ-l-y) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Ali (plural Alis)
  1. A male given name from Arabic. Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names, English unisex given names, Individuals, Islam Translations (male given name from Arabic): ዓሊ (ʿali) (Amharic), عَلِيّ (ʕaliyy) [masculine] (Arabic), 𐡏𐡋𐡉 (ʿly) [Hebrew] (Aramaic), ܥܠܝ [Syriac] (Aramaic), Əli (Azerbaijani), Ғәли (Ğəli) (Bashkir), আলী (alī) (Bengali), 阿里 (Ālǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), Ali (Dutch), Eljo (Esperanto), Ali (Finnish), Ali [masculine] (French), Ali [masculine] (German), Ali [masculine] (Hausa), עֵלִי (Elí) [masculine] (Hebrew), अली (alī) [masculine] (Hindi), Alì [masculine] (Italian), アリ (Ari) (Japanese), Әли (Äli) (Kazakh), 알리 (Alli) (Korean), Аалы (Aalı) (Kyrgyz), Али (Ali) (Kyrgyz), Ali (Malay), अली (alī) [masculine] (Marathi), Elî (Northern Kurdish), 𐩲𐩡𐩺 (ʿly) (Old South Arabian), علي (Pashto), علی ('ali) (Persian), Ali [masculine] (Polish), Ali [masculine] (Portuguese), Али́ (Alí) [masculine] (Russian), Cali (Somali), Alí [masculine] (Spanish), Ali (Swahili), Алӣ (Alī) (Tajik), అలీ (alī) (Telugu), Ali (Turkish), Алі́ (Alí) [feminine] (Ukrainian), علی [masculine] (Urdu), ئەلى (eli) (Uyghur)
    Sense id: en-Ali-en-name-gJIKfgvu Disambiguation of English unisex given names: 37 2 4 29 29 Disambiguation of Individuals: 28 19 27 12 13 Disambiguation of Islam: 37 13 17 16 16 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: 46 39 14 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 33 10 14 21 22 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 30 20 24 12 15 Disambiguation of 'male given name from Arabic': 90 1 9
  2. The Muslim caliph Ali ibn Abi Talib, considered by Shias to be Muhammad's successor. Categories (topical): Individuals Derived forms: Ali Baba, Comical Ali
    Sense id: en-Ali-en-name-UFJMstkx Disambiguation of Individuals: 28 19 27 12 13 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 39 14
  3. A surname from Arabic. Categories (topical): Individuals
    Sense id: en-Ali-en-name-taWjpCcX Disambiguation of Individuals: 28 19 27 12 13 Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 39 14
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

IPA: /ˈæli/ Forms: Alis [plural]
Rhymes: -æli Etymology: Shortening. Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Ali (plural Alis)
  1. A diminutive of the female given name Alison or of its variants. Categories (topical): English diminutives of female given names, English female given names, English given names, Individuals
    Sense id: en-Ali-en-name-A~m1UlvB Disambiguation of Individuals: 28 19 27 12 13
  2. A diminutive of the male given name Alistair or of its variants. Categories (topical): English diminutives of male given names, English given names, English male given names, Individuals
    Sense id: en-Ali-en-name-4PhdzK7Z Disambiguation of Individuals: 28 19 27 12 13
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Aly, Alee, Allie
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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          "word": "Cali"
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "Ғәли"
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      "word": "আলী"
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      "roman": "Ālǐ",
      "sense": "male given name from Arabic",
      "word": "阿里"
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      "lang": "Dutch",
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      "word": "Ali"
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      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "male given name from Arabic",
      "word": "Eljo"
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      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "male given name from Arabic",
      "word": "Ali"
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    {
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      "lang": "French",
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      "tags": [
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    {
      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "male given name from Arabic",
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      "word": "עֵלִי"
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      "code": "hi",
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      "roman": "alī",
      "sense": "male given name from Arabic",
      "tags": [
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      ],
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
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      "tags": [
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    {
      "code": "ja",
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      "sense": "male given name from Arabic",
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      "roman": "Äli",
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      "word": "Әли"
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      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
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      "sense": "male given name from Arabic",
      "word": "알리"
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      "sense": "male given name from Arabic",
      "word": "Elî"
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      "roman": "Aalı",
      "sense": "male given name from Arabic",
      "word": "Аалы"
    },
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      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "roman": "Ali",
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    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "male given name from Arabic",
      "word": "Ali"
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    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "alī",
      "sense": "male given name from Arabic",
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    {
      "code": "sem-srb",
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      "sense": "male given name from Arabic",
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      "code": "ps",
      "lang": "Pashto",
      "sense": "male given name from Arabic",
      "word": "علي"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "'ali",
      "sense": "male given name from Arabic",
      "word": "علی"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "male given name from Arabic",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Ali"
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    {
      "code": "pt",
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      "word": "Ali"
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      "lang": "Russian",
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      "sense": "male given name from Arabic",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "Али́"
    },
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      "code": "so",
      "lang": "Somali",
      "sense": "male given name from Arabic",
      "word": "Cali"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "male given name from Arabic",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Alí"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "male given name from Arabic",
      "word": "Ali"
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      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "Alī",
      "sense": "male given name from Arabic",
      "word": "Алӣ"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "alī",
      "sense": "male given name from Arabic",
      "word": "అలీ"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "male given name from Arabic",
      "word": "Ali"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "Alí",
      "sense": "male given name from Arabic",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Алі́"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "sense": "male given name from Arabic",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "علی"
    },
    {
      "code": "ug",
      "lang": "Uyghur",
      "roman": "eli",
      "sense": "male given name from Arabic",
      "word": "ئەلى"
    }
  ],
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    "Ali"
  ],
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}

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      "word": "Aly"
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      "word": "Allie"
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}

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