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Alī

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The story behind Alī

Borrowed from Classical Persian عَلِی (alī), from Arabic عَلِيّ (ʕaliyy).

Pronunciation

Hindi; Hindi; Standard: /ə.liː/

Regional pronunciation variants
  • Hindi; Hindi; Standard: [ɐ.liː]

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Fawzi

Borrowed from Arabic فَوْزِيّ (fawziyy), from فَوْز (fawz, “victory, triumph”) + ـِيّ (-iyy, nisba suffix).

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Mahdi

Borrowed from Arabic مَهْدِيّ (mahdiyy, “guided one”).

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Mehdi

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Naci

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish ناجی (Nâcî), from Arabic نَاجِي (nājī).

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Middle Names for Alī

Abacar

Borrowed from Arabic أَبُو بَكْر (ʔabū bakr, literally “father of a young camel; father of a person named Bakr”).

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masculine
Syllables
3 syllables
Ending
ends R
  • balanced syllable contrast
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Abdala

From Old Galician-Portuguese Abdalla, from Arabic عَبْدُ الله (ʕabdu llāh).

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masculine
Syllables
3 syllables
Ending
ends A
  • balanced syllable contrast
  • good length contrast

Abdula

a male given name from Arabic, equivalent to English Abdullah

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3 syllables
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Sibling Names for Alī

Bağır

From Arabic بَاقِر (bāqir).

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Barak

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Bəşir

Ultimately from Arabic بَشِير (bašīr).

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masculine
Syllables
1 syllable
Ending
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