अलि

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अलि (ali).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ə.liː/, [ɐ.liː]

Noun

अलि • (ali) m (Urdu spelling ال)

1. a large black bee, the bumblebee
2. a crow
3. the Indian cuckoo (Cuculus micropterus)
4. a scorpion
5. spirituous liquor

Declension

Declension of अलि (masc i-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	अलि ali	अलि ali
oblique	अलि ali	अलियों aliyõ
vocative	अलि ali	अलियो aliyo

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “अलि”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Platts, John T. (1884) “अलि”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “अलि”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha

Nepali

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit अलीक (alīká).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʌli]
• Phonetic Devanagari: अलि

Adjective

अलि • (ali)

1. a little

Adverb

अलि • (ali)

1. somewhat, rather

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• অলি (Assamese script)
• ᬅᬮᬶ (Balinese script)
• অলি (Bengali script)
• 𑰀𑰩𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀅𑀮𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• အလိ (Burmese script)
• અલિ (Gujarati script)
• ਅਲਿ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌅𑌲𑌿 (Grantha script)
• ꦄꦭꦶ (Javanese script)
• 𑂃𑂪𑂱 (Kaithi script)
• ಅಲಿ (Kannada script)
• អលិ (Khmer script)
• ອລິ (Lao script)
• അലി (Malayalam script)
• ᠠᠯᡳ (Manchu script)
• 𑘀𑘩𑘱 (Modi script)
• ᠠᠯᠢ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦠𑧉𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐀𑐮𑐶 (Newa script)
• ଅଲି (Odia script)
• ꢂꢭꢶ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆃𑆬𑆴 (Sharada script)
• 𑖀𑖩𑖰 (Siddham script)
• අලි (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩐𑩽𑩑 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚀𑚥𑚮 (Takri script)
• அலி (Tamil script)
• అలి (Telugu script)
• อลิ (Thai script)
• ཨ་ལི (Tibetan script)
• 𑒁𑒪𑒱 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨀𑨬𑨁 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

See अलिन् (alin). The "liquor" sense may be from Munda; c.f. Proto-Munda *v_₁₅li (“liquor”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɐ.li/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈɐ.l̪i/

Noun

अलि • (ali) stem, m

1. a large black bee, the bumble bee
2. a crow
3. the Indian cuckoo (Cuculus micropterus)
4. a scorpion
5. spirituous liquor
6. an enemy

Declension

Masculine i-stem declension of अलि (ali)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	अलिः aliḥ	अली alī	अलयः alayaḥ
Vocative	अले ale	अली alī	अलयः alayaḥ
Accusative	अलिम् alim	अली alī	अलीन् alīn
Instrumental	अलिना / अल्या¹ alinā / alyā¹	अलिभ्याम् alibhyām	अलिभिः alibhiḥ
Dative	अलये alaye	अलिभ्याम् alibhyām	अलिभ्यः alibhyaḥ
Ablative	अलेः / अल्यः¹ aleḥ / alyaḥ¹	अलिभ्याम् alibhyām	अलिभ्यः alibhyaḥ
Genitive	अलेः / अल्यः¹ aleḥ / alyaḥ¹	अल्योः alyoḥ	अलीनाम् alīnām
Locative	अलौ / अला¹ alau / alā¹	अल्योः alyoḥ	अलिषु aliṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “अलि”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 95.