Arabic

Verb

عَلِيَ • ‎(ʿaliya) I, non-past يَعْلَى‎ (yaʿlā)

1. to be exalted, high
2. to excel, to stand out

Conjugation

Etymology 2

From the roots ع ل و ‎(ʿ-l-w) and ع ل ي ‎(ʿ-l-y); compare عَلَا ‎(ʿalā, “to be high”) and عَلِيَ ‎(ʿaliya, “(same)”).

Adjective

عَلِيّ • ‎(ʿaliyy) ‎(feminine عَلِيَّة ‎(ʿaliyya), elative أَعْلَى ‎(ʾaʿlā))

1. high, tall
2. exalted, lofty, excellent

Declension

Synonyms

• عَالٍ ‎(ʿālin)

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979), “علو”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, ISBN 0-87950-003-4

Etymology 3

From the root ع ل ي ‎(ʿ-l-y). Compare Hebrew עֵלִי ‎('Eli).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕæliː/

Proper noun

عَلِيّ • ‎(ʿaliyy) m

1. A male given name, Ali
2. A surname​.

Derived terms

• عَلَوِيّ ‎(ʿalawiyy)

Descendants

Etymology 4

Noun

عَلْي • ‎(ʿaly) m

1. verbal noun of عَلَى ‎(ʿalā) (form I)

Declension

Etymology 5

Verb

عُلِيَ • ‎(ʿuliya) ‎(form I)

1. third-person masculine singular past passive of عَلَا ‎(ʿalā)
2. third-person masculine singular past passive of عَلَى ‎(ʿalā)

Etymology 6

عَلَى ‎(ʿalā, “on”) +‎ ـيَّ ‎(-yya, “me”)

Prepositional phrase

عَلَيَّ • ‎(ʿalayya)

1. on me