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title: "عَلَى (ʿalā) meaning in Arabic: on, upon"
description: "عَلَى (ʿalā) means “on, upon”. Level A0: forms and how to read it letter by letter, from the Fasaha dictionary."
canonical: "https://fasaha.app/w/ala"
language: "en"
direction: "ltr"
---

# عَلَى

*ʿalā* · **on, upon**

عَلَى (ʿalā) is an Arabic particle meaning “on, upon”. Fasaha’s library first uses it at level A0.

- Part of speech: Particle
- Level: A0

## How to read عَلَى, letter by letter

3 letters, read from right to left. The marks above and below the letters are the short vowels.

- ع — عين (ʿayn): a voiced squeeze of the throat, no English equivalent
- ل — لام (lām): l
- ى — ألف مقصورة (ʾalif maqṣūra): a final long ā, written like yāʾ without dots

## Questions about عَلَى

### What level is عَلَى?

Fasaha first uses عَلَى at level A0, on a scale from A0 (first words) to C2 (classical prose).


[All words in the Fasaha dictionary](https://fasaha.app/w)