"Ali" meaning in Hausa

See Ali in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ʔà.lí/, [ʔà.lɪ́] (note: Standard Kano Hausa) Forms: Àli [canonical, masculine]
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic عَلِيّ (ʕaliyy). Etymology templates: {{bor|ha|ar|عَلِيّ}} Arabic عَلِيّ (ʕaliyy) Head templates: {{head|ha|proper noun|g=m|g2=|head=Àli|sort=}} Àli m, {{ha-proper noun|m|Àli}} Àli m
  1. Ali (son-in-law of Muhammad)
    Sense id: en-Ali-ha-name-UnZK11iH Categories (other): Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 4 2 7 2 7 5 6 2 5 6 2 6 6 5 5 6 6 2 1 6 5
  2. a male given name, equivalent to English Ali
    Sense id: en-Ali-ha-name-0lgzQB7q Categories (other): Hausa given names, Hausa male given names, Pages with entries, Hausa entries with incorrect language header, Individuals Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 4 2 7 2 7 5 6 2 5 6 2 6 6 5 5 6 6 2 1 6 5 Disambiguation of Hausa entries with incorrect language header: 43 57 Disambiguation of Individuals: 39 61
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    },
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      "ipa": "[ʔà.lɪ́]",
      "note": "Standard Kano Hausa"
    }
  ],
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    "Hausa terms with IPA pronunciation",
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