علوی
See also: علوي
Persian
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Arabic عَلَوِيّ (ʕalawiyy). By surface analysis, علی (“Ali”) + ـی (-i, suffix forming adjectives).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ʔa.la.ˈwiː/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ʔä.lä.wíː]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ʔæ.læ.víː]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ʔä.lä.ví]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | alawī |
| Dari reading? | alawī |
| Iranian reading? | alavi |
| Tajik reading? | alavi |
Adjective
علوی • (alawī / alavi) (Tajik spelling алавӣ)
Noun
علوی • (alawī / alavi) (plural علویها (alawī-hā / alavi-hâ), or علویان (alawīyān / alaviyân), or علویون ('alaviyun), Tajik spelling алавӣ)
Proper noun
علوی • (alawī / alavi) (Tajik spelling Алавӣ)
Etymology 2
From علو ('olovv, 'olv) + ـی (-i, suffix forming adjectives).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ʔul.ˈwiː/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ʔʊl.wíː]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ʔol.víː]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ʔul.ví]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | ulwī |
| Dari reading? | ulwī |
| Iranian reading? | olvi |
| Tajik reading? | ulvi |
Adjective
علوی • (ulwī / olvi) (Tajik spelling улвӣ)
Further reading
- Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “علوی”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim
- Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “علوی”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press