"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 (Ali) (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: 34 4 6 29 27 Disambiguation of Individuals: 23 18 22 22 16 Disambiguation of Islam: 32 17 15 21 16 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 10 entries, Terms with Amharic translations, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Aramaic translations, Terms with Azerbaijani translations, Terms with Bashkir translations, Terms with Bengali translations, Terms with Classical Syriac translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hausa translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Kazakh translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Kyrgyz translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Northern Kurdish translations, Terms with Old South Arabian translations, Terms with Pashto translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Somali translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swahili translations, Terms with Tajik translations, Terms with Telugu translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations, Terms with Urdu translations, Terms with Uyghur translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 17 13 26 20 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 42 30 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 10 entries: 6 8 10 8 9 11 9 6 8 1 2 1 5 1 5 5 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Amharic translations: 42 29 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 47 7 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Aramaic translations: 51 17 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Azerbaijani translations: 51 21 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Bashkir translations: 52 20 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Bengali translations: 52 18 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Classical Syriac translations: 50 18 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 44 27 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 53 20 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 53 19 28 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 43 28 29 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 43 27 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Hausa translations: 52 20 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 52 18 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 56 18 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 42 29 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 42 29 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Kazakh translations: 51 21 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 52 20 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Kyrgyz translations: 52 20 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 51 21 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 55 17 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 52 21 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Northern Kurdish translations: 42 26 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Old South Arabian translations: 54 13 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Pashto translations: 42 29 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 52 20 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 54 19 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 51 21 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 42 29 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Somali translations: 52 20 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 41 30 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Swahili translations: 54 19 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Tajik translations: 51 21 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Telugu translations: 51 18 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 52 20 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 52 20 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Urdu translations: 53 19 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Uyghur translations: 52 20 28 Disambiguation of 'male given name from Arabic': 89 1 10
  2. The Muslim caliph Ali ibn Abi Talib, considered by Shias to be Muhammad's first successor (imam). Categories (topical): Individuals Synonyms: Haydar (english: birth name & common epithet in Shia literature) Derived forms: Ali Baba, Comical Ali
    Sense id: en-Ali-en-name-pYYMNtEh Disambiguation of Individuals: 23 18 22 22 16 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 17 13 26 20
  3. A surname from Arabic. Categories (topical): Individuals
    Sense id: en-Ali-en-name-taWjpCcX Disambiguation of Individuals: 23 18 22 22 16 Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 10 entries, Terms with Arabic translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 17 13 26 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 10 entries: 6 8 10 8 9 11 9 6 8 1 2 1 5 1 5 5 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 47 7 45
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, English unisex given names, Individuals
    Sense id: en-Ali-en-name-A~m1UlvB Disambiguation of English unisex given names: 34 4 6 29 27 Disambiguation of Individuals: 23 18 22 22 16 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 10 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 17 13 26 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 10 entries: 6 8 10 8 9 11 9 6 8 1 2 1 5 1 5 5 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 7 9 10 8 12 9 5 9 1 3 1 5 1 5 5 6
  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, English unisex given names, Individuals
    Sense id: en-Ali-en-name-4PhdzK7Z Disambiguation of English unisex given names: 34 4 6 29 27 Disambiguation of Individuals: 23 18 22 22 16 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 10 entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 17 13 26 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 10 entries: 6 8 10 8 9 11 9 6 8 1 2 1 5 1 5 5 4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Aly, Alee, Allie
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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          "word": "আলী"
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          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "Elí",
          "sense": "male given name from Arabic",
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          "word": "עֵלִי"
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          "roman": "alī",
          "sense": "male given name from Arabic",
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          "code": "kk",
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          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "Alli",
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          "word": "알리"
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          "word": "Elî"
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          "code": "ky",
          "lang": "Kyrgyz",
          "roman": "Aalı",
          "sense": "male given name from Arabic",
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          "roman": "Ali",
          "sense": "male given name from Arabic",
          "word": "Али"
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          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "male given name from Arabic",
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          "code": "mr",
          "lang": "Marathi",
          "roman": "alī",
          "sense": "male given name from Arabic",
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          "word": "अली"
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          "code": "sem-srb",
          "lang": "Old South Arabian",
          "roman": "ʿly",
          "sense": "male given name from Arabic",
          "word": "𐩲𐩡𐩺"
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          "_dis1": "89 1 10",
          "code": "ps",
          "lang": "Pashto",
          "sense": "male given name from Arabic",
          "word": "علي"
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      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "male given name from Arabic",
      "word": "Ali"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "Ali",
      "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"
  ],
  "word": "Ali"
}

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  "etymology_text": "Shortening.",
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      "form": "Alis",
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        "plural"
      ]
    }
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        "A diminutive of the female given name Alison or of its variants."
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        "A diminutive of the male given name Alistair or of its variants."
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈæli/"
    },
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      "rhymes": "-æli"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "word": "Aly"
    },
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      "word": "Alee"
    },
    {
      "word": "Allie"
    }
  ],
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  ],
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}

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