Ali

== English == === Etymology 1 === From Arabic عَلِيّ (ʕaliyy, literally “high, exalted”), from the Arabic root ع ل ي (ʕ l y). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈɑːli/ Rhymes: -ɑːli ==== Proper noun ==== Ali (plural Alis) A male given name from Arabic. (Islam) The Caliph Ali ibn Abi Talib, considered by Shias to be Muhammad's first successor (imam). Synonym: (birth name & common epithet in Shia literature) Haydar A surname from Arabic. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === Shortening. ==== Alternative forms ==== Aly, Alee, Allie ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈæli/ Rhymes: -æli ==== Proper noun ==== Ali (plural Alis) A diminutive of the female given name Alison or of its variants. A diminutive of the male given name Alistair or of its variants. === Etymology 3 === From Mandarin 阿里 (Ālǐ). ==== Pronunciation ==== enPR: ä′lē′ Hyphenation: A‧li ==== Proper noun ==== Ali Synonym of Ngari: the Mandarin Chinese-derived name. For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Ali. ==== References ==== === Statistics === According to the 2010 United States Census, Ali is the 559th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 60,002 individuals. Ali is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (42.91%), Black (30.71%) and White (17.33%) individuals. === Anagrams === -ial, IAL, LIA, Lai, ail, lai == Albanian == === Proper noun === Ali m a male given name == Dutch == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈaːli/, (less common) /aːˈli/ Hyphenation: Ali Rhymes: -aːli === Etymology 1 === From Arabic عَلِيّ (ʕaliyy). ==== Proper noun ==== Ali m a male given name from Arabic, equivalent to English Ali ===== Derived terms ===== Ali Chemicali Ali en Fatima === Etymology 2 === From Adelheid. ==== Proper noun ==== Ali f a female given name, equivalent to English Ethel, most common in the mid-twentieth century === Anagrams === Lia == Finnish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɑli/, [ˈɑ̝li] Rhymes: -ɑli Syllabification(key): A‧li Hyphenation(key): A‧li === Etymology 1 === A diminutive form of Finnish Aleksanteri. ==== Proper noun ==== Ali (now rare) a male given name ===== Declension ===== === Etymology 2 === From Arabic عَلِيّ (ʕaliyy) as a Muslim name. ==== Proper noun ==== Ali a male given name from Arabic, practically exclusively used by Tatars or Muslim immigrants ===== Declension ===== === Statistics === Ali is the 250th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 2,008 male individuals (and as a middle name to 1,743 more), and also belongs as a middle name to 813 female individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland. == German == === Etymology === Eventually from Arabic عَلِيّ (ʕaliyy). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈaːli/ === Proper noun === Ali m (proper noun, strong, genitive Alis) Ali (name) === Noun === Ali m (strong, genitive Alis, plural Alis) (informal, usually derogatory) a Muslim, especially Turkish, immigrant (or descendant of immigrants) ==== Usage notes ==== The use of Ali as a placeholder name for an average Muslim immigrant is not necessarily pejorative, but the use as a common noun (as in irgendein Ali, die Alis) usually is. ==== See also ==== Aische (female equivalent) == Hausa == === Etymology === Borrowed from Arabic عَلِيّ (ʕaliyy). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʔà.lí/ (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [ʔà.lɪ́] === Proper noun === Àli m Ali (son-in-law of Muhammad) a male given name, equivalent to English Ali == Indonesian == === Etymology === From Arabic عَلِيّ (ʕaliyy, literally “high, exalted”), from the Arabic root ع ل ي (ʕ l y) === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈali/ [ˈa.li] Rhymes: -ali Syllabification: A‧li === Proper noun === Ali a male given name from Arabic, equivalent to English Ali Ali ibn Abi Talib (son-in-law of Muhammad) == Latin == === Etymology === Borrowed from Arabic عَلِيّ (ʕaliyy). === Proper noun === Alī m sg (genitive Alis or Alī); indeclinable, variously declined, third declension (post-classical) Ali (son-in-law of Muhammad) (post-classical) a male given name, equivalent to English Ali ==== Declension ==== Third-declension noun (i-stem, accusative singular in -im, ablative singular in -ī) or indeclinable noun, singular only. For genitive and accusative see e.g. D. Anton Friedrich Büsching, Magazin für die neue Historie und Geographie, vol. 17 (at Google Books, pages 14, 57 and 62) == Maranao == === Alternative forms === Cali === Etymology === Borrowed from Arabic عَلِيّ (ʕaliyy, literally “high, exalted”) === Proper noun === Ali a male given name from Arabic a surname from Arabic == Polish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈa.li/ Rhymes: -ali Syllabification: A‧li Homophone: ali === Etymology 1 === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) ==== Proper noun ==== Ali m pers (rare) a male given name, equivalent to English Ali ===== Declension ===== === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Proper noun ==== Ali f genitive/dative/locative singular of Ala === Further reading === Ali in Polish dictionaries at PWN == Portuguese == === Etymology === From Old Galician-Portuguese Ali, from Arabic عَلِيّ (ʕaliyy). === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Ali m a male given name from Arabic, equivalent to English Ali == Swahili == === Etymology === Borrowed from Arabic عَلِيّ (ʕaliyy). === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Ali a male given name from Arabic == Tausug == === Etymology === Borrowed from Arabic عَلِيّ (ʕaliyy, literally “high, exalted”). === Pronunciation === (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA(key): /ʔali/ [ʔɑˈli] Rhymes: -i Syllabification: A‧li === Proper noun === Ali (Sulat Sūg spelling اَلِ) a male given name from Arabic == Thao == === Proper noun === Ali a female given name === References === Center for aboriginal studies (2014), “Ali”, in 原住民族人名譜 [Dictionary of Indigenous Names in Taiwan]‎[6] (in Chinese), Taipei: Council of Indigenous Peoples == Turkish == === Etymology === From Ottoman Turkish علی (Ali), from Arabic عَلِيّ (ʕaliyy). === Proper noun === Ali a male given name from Arabic