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ali
/ˈɑli/
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What does ali mean?
proper noun
- A male given name from Arabic.
- The Caliph Ali ibn Abi Talib, considered by Shias to be Muhammad's first successor (imam).
- A surname from Arabic.
More meanings (3)
proper noun
- A diminutive of the female given name Alison or of its variants.
- A diminutive of the male given name Alistair or of its variants.
- Synonym of Ngari: the Mandarin Chinese-derived name.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈɑli/
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Fatteh - Ali Shah, the grandfather of the present monarch, had some seventy-two sons, besides no lack of daughters.
‘Bad as my eyes are,’ said I, ‘they can see that you do not love Ali.’
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Mehemet Ali used to say, I am told, that the Englishwoman had given him more trouble than all the insurgent people of Syria and Palestine.
I may add, with respect to the steam hammer pile-driving machines, that I received an order for two of them from Mohammed Ali, the Pasha of Egypt.
As Ali accidentally passed by some men playing at chess he said to them, "What are these small images upon which ye are so intent."