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Afar

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /aˈli/ [ʔʌˈlɪ]
  • Hyphenation: a‧li

Noun

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alí f 

  1. reptile

References

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  • Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)‎[1], Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)

Azerbaijani

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic عَالٍ (ʕālin).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ɑːˈli]
  • Audio (Baku):(file)
  • Hyphenation: a‧li

Adjective

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ali (comparative daha ali, superlative ən ali)

  1. supreme, higher, high (dominant)
    ali məhkəmə ― supreme court
    ali təhsil müəssisəsi ― seat of higher learning
    ali baş komandan ― commander in chif (literally, “supreme main commander”)

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • “ali” in Obastan.com.

Elfdalian

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Etymology

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From Old Norse hali, from Proto-Germanic *halô.

Noun

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ali m (oblique ålå)

  1. (anatomy) tail

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Faroese

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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ali n (genitive singular alis, uncountable)

  1. quality, property, characteristic, nature (of someone or something)

Declension

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n24-s singular
indefinite definite
nominative ali alið
accusative ali alið
dative ali alnum, alinum
genitive alis alisins

Derived terms

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Verb

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ali

  1. indicative first-person singular present of ala
  2. optative of ala

Finnish

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Etymology

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ala- +‎ -i

Pronunciation

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Postposition

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ali [with genitive]

  1. beneath, underneath (through the space that is underneath something)
    Synonym: alitse
    Antonyms: yli, ylitse
    Pallo pyöri tuolin ali ja ovesta ulos.
    The ball rolled underneath the chair and out of the door.

Usage notes

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ali cannot take a possessive suffix; alitse is used instead if possessive forms are desired.

Inflection

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Declension of ala-
noun case singular pluraladverbial form singular plural
nominative ala- –superessive alhaalla –
genitive – –delative alhaalta –
partitive – –sublative alhaalle –
accusative – –lative alas –
inessive – –temporal – –
elative – –causative – –
illative – –multiplicative – –
adessive alla –distributive – –
ablative alta –temp. dist. – –
allative alle –prolative ali
alitse		 –
essive – –situative allekkain
(alakkain)		 –
translative – –oppositive alatusten –
abessive – –
instructive – –
comitative – –

Derived terms

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compounds
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See the inflection table.

Further reading

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Gorontalo

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Noun

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ali

  1. a hole sunk into the ground as a source of water or other fluids; well.

Gun

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Alì

Etymology

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Cognates include Fon alì, Eastern Xwla Gbe alì

Pronunciation

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Noun

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alì (plural alì lɛ́ or alì lẹ́)

  1. road

Derived terms

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Icelandic

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Noun

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ali

  1. indefinite accusative plural of alur

Indonesian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Malay ali, from Arabic عَلِيّ (ʕaliyy).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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ali

  1. to show oneself.

Noun

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ali (uncountable)

  1. greeting

Derived terms

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Further reading

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Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈa.li/
  • Rhymes: -ali
  • Hyphenation: à‧li

Noun

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ali f

  1. plural of ala

Verb

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ali

  1. inflection of alare:
    1. second-person singular present indicative
    2. first/second/third-person singular present subjunctive
    3. third-person singular imperative

Anagrams

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Kapampangan

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Interjection

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ali

  1. no; stop; not
    Antonym: wa

Laboya

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *huaji-q, from *huaji, from Proto-Austronesian *Suaji.

Noun

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ali

  1. younger sibling

References

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  • Rina, A. Dj., Kabba, John Lado B. (2011) “ali”, in Kamus Bahasa Lamboya, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat [Dictionary of Lamboya Language, West Sumba Regency], Waikabubak: Dinas Kebudayaan dan Pariwisata, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat, page 6
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*Suaji”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Latin

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Verb

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alī

  1. present passive infinitive of alō

Lavukaleve

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Noun

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ali m

  1. man

Laz

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Noun

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ali

  1. Latin spelling of ალი (ali)

Limos Kalinga

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Noun

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ali

  1. king

Macanese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Portuguese ali.

Adverb

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ali

  1. there (away from the speaker)
    Antonym: aqui
    ali-riva ― up there
    ali-vánda ― over there
    qui aqui, qui ali ― either here or there

References

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Middle English

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Adjective

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ali

  1. Alternative form of holy (sacred)

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Noun

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ali

  1. (non-standard since 2012) definite plural of al

Participle

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ali

  1. (non-standard since 2012) past participle of ala

Nupe

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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ali

  1. character; disposition; behaviour

Old Norse

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Noun

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ali

  1. indefinite accusative plural of alr

Verb

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ali

  1. third-person active present subjunctive of ala

Old Polish

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Etymology

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Univerbation of a +‎ li. First attested in the 15th century.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /alʲi/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /alʲi/

Conjunction

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ali

  1. (attested in Lesser Poland) Introduces a contradicting clause; but
    Synonym: ale
    • 1880-1894 [1436], Sprawozdania Komisji Językowej Akademii Umiejętności‎[3], volume III, Krakow, page 332:
      Rudda nye othworzila szye na roly... woytha, aly othworzila szye na roly claszthorney
      [Ruda nie otworzyła sie na roli... wojta, ali otworzyła sie na roli klasztornej]
  2. Adds to a previous statement; but
    • Middle of the 15th century, Rozmyślanie o żywocie Pana Jezusa‎[4], page 638:
      Kristus... rzekł ku swem zwolenikom: Kiedym was słał przez moszny, przez toboły..., azali wam czego niedostawało? A oni rzekli: Wszegośmy dosyć mieli. Ali już kto ma mosznę, weźmi i tobołę (sed nunc qui habet sacculum, tollat... peram Luc 22, 36)
      [Krystus... rzekł ku swem zwolenikom: Kiedym was słał przez moszny, przez toboły..., azali wam czego niedostawało? A oni rzekli: Wszegośmy dosyć mieli. Ali już kto ma mosznę, weźmi i tobołę (sed nunc qui habet sacculum, tollat... peram Luc 22, 36)]
  3. (attested in Masovia) until
    • 1920 [1424], Marceli Handelsman, Antoni Rybarski, Kazimierz Tymieniecki, editors, Najdawniejsze księgi sądowe mazowieckie, volume II, number 237, Zakroczym:
      Iakom ya ne mal dzewcze mey vosza ani con[a dacz], ali na mego concza smerczy
      [Jakom ja nie miał dziewce mej woza ani kon[ia dać], ali na mego końca śmierci]

Particle

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ali

  1. (attested in Masovia) until, as long as, up to
    • 1950 [1499], Władysław Kuraszkiewicz, Adam Wolff, editors, Zapiski i roty polskie XV-XVI wieku z ksiąg sądowych ziemi warszawskiej, number 1831, Warsaw:
      Jakossny my vyethnaly y rosdzyelyli Anna s B[b]arbara..., rolamy..., lassy, borrmy aly do waczyerzina syvotha
      [Jakosmy my ujednali i rozdzielili Annę z B[b]arbarą..., rolami..., lasy, bormi ali do macierzyna żywota]

Descendants

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  • Polish: ali

References

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  • B. Sieradzka-Baziur, Ewa Deptuchowa, Joanna Duska, Mariusz Frodyma, Beata Hejmo, Dorota Janeczko, Katarzyna Jasińska, Krystyna Kajtoch, Joanna Kozioł, Marian Kucała, Dorota Mika, Gabriela Niemiec, Urszula Poprawska, Elżbieta Supranowicz, Ludwika Szelachowska-Winiarzowa, Zofia Wanicowa, Piotr Szpor, Bartłomiej Borek, editors (2011–2015), “ali”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN

O'odham

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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ali (plural a'al)

  1. child, baby

Polish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Polish ali. By surface analysis, univerbation of a +‎ li.

Pronunciation

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Conjunction

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ali

  1. (obsolete) but
    Synonym: ale
  2. (Middle Polish) so, hence
    Synonym: więc
  3. (Middle Polish) let alone
    Synonyms: a już, a zaraz
  4. (Middle Polish) or
    Synonym: albo

Particle

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ali

  1. (obsolete) used for presenting something; here
    Synonym: oto

Further reading

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  • ali in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “ali”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]
  • Włodzimierz Gruszczyński (08.06.2022) “ALI”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century]
  • Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814) “ali”, in Słownik języka polskiego
  • J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “ali”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 24

Portuguese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese ali, aly, from Latin ad illīc (literally “to there”).

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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ali (not comparable)

  1. there (far from both the speaker and the audience)
    Synonym: lá

Usage notes

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Usually ali implies a nearer position than lá.

Quotations

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For quotations using this term, see Citations:ali.

See also

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Portuguese demonstratives (edit)
Pronouns Adverbs
Singular Plural Neuter
Masculine Feminine Masculine Feminine
Proximal X este esta estes estas isto aqui, cá
de + X deste desta destes destas disto daqui
em + X neste nesta nestes nestas nisto —
Medial X esse essa esses essas isso aí
de + X desse dessa desses dessas disso daí
em + X nesse nessa nesses nessas nisso —
Distal X aquele aquela aqueles aquelas aquilo ali, lá, acolá
de + X daquele daquela daqueles daquelas daquilo dali
em + X naquele naquela naqueles naquelas naquilo —
a + X àquele àquela àqueles àquelas àquilo
Anaphoric X o a os as — —
de + X do da dos das
em + X no na nos nas
a + X ao à aos às

Rukai

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Noun

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ali

  1. used by women to refer to one's female friend

Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ali, *ale.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /âli/
  • Hyphenation: a‧li

Conjunction

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ȁli (Cyrillic spelling а̏ли)

  1. but
  2. however
  3. (Croatia) or, if

Synonyms

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Sicilian

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Noun

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ali

  1. plural of ala

Slovene

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Etymology 1

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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The second pronunciation is used in the second sense.

Conjunction

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ȁli or ȃli

  1. or
  2. (ali ... ali) either ... or

Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

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Particle

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ali

  1. Introduces a yes-no question.

Further reading

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  • “ali”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2024

Tagalog

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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ali (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜒ)

  1. Alternative form of ale
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