علی

See also: علي, على, غلى, and غلي

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عَلِيّ (ʕaliyy).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔa.liː]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔä.liː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔä.liː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔä.liː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔä.li]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔæ.liː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔä.li]

Readings
Classical reading?	alī
Dari reading?	alī
Iranian reading?	ali
Tajik reading?	ali

Proper noun

Dari	علی
Iranian Persian
Tajik	Алӣ

علی • ('ali)

1. Ali ibn Abi Talib (the first imam of Shia Islam)
2. a male given name, Ali, from Arabic

Related terms

• عبدالعلی (abd-ol-'ali)
• علیقلی ('aliqoli)
• غلامعلی (ğolâm'ali)