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عالِي
high /ˈʕaːliː/
adjectiveA2#1169 most common
Also: tall, loud, lofty
Example sentences
هذا الجبل عالي.
This mountain is high.
صوته عالي جداً.
His voice is very loud.
نبحث عن جودة عالية.
We are looking for high quality.
حصلت الطالبة على درجات عالية في الامتحان.
The student got high marks on the exam.
يعيش في حيٍّ ذي أسعار عالية ومستوى معيشة مرتفع.
He lives in a neighborhood with high prices and a high standard of living.
تتطلّب هذه الوظيفة مهاراتٍ عالية وقدرةً على تحمّل ضغطٍ عالٍ.
This job requires high skills and the ability to handle high pressure.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | عالٍ / العالي (ʿālin) | عالُون (ʿālūna) |
| Genitive | عالٍ / العالي (ʿālin) | عالِين (ʿālīna) |
| Accusative | عالياً / العاليَ (ʿāliyan) | عالِين (ʿālīna) |
| Vocative | يا عالي | يا عالُون |
Word family
عَلا / يَعلوto rise, to be high
أَعلىhigher, highest; upper
عُلُوّheight, elevation
عالِيةhigh (feminine form)
تَعالىto be exalted; to come up
Etymology
عالي is the active participle of the verb علا, meaning to rise or to be high. The root ع-ل-و carries the sense of height and rank across many Arabic words. It belongs to the common Semitic stock, where Hebrew and Akkadian build the same idea of rising from a matching root.
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