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title: "عَلِيّ (ʿAlī) meaning in Arabic: Ali (a name)"
description: "عَلِيّ (ʿAlī) means “Ali (a name)”. Level A0: forms and how to read it letter by letter, from the Fasaha dictionary."
canonical: "https://fasaha.app/w/ali"
language: "en"
direction: "ltr"
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# عَلِيّ

*ʿAlī* · **Ali (a name)**

عَلِيّ (ʿAlī) is an Arabic proper name meaning “Ali (a name)”. Fasaha’s library first uses it at level A0.

- Part of speech: proper name
- Level: A0

## How to read عَلِيّ, 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
- ي — ياء (yāʾ): y, or a long i

## Questions about عَلِيّ

### What level is عَلِيّ?

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


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