עלי

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
ע־ל־ה‎

Compare Arabic عَلِيّ‎ (ʿaliyy, “Ali”).

Proper noun

עֵלִי • ('eli)

  1. Eli, an Israelite high priest.
  2. A male given name

Etymology 2

Root
ע־ל־ה‎

Cognate to Arabic عَلَى‎ (ʿalā).

Preposition

עֲלֵי • ('aléi)

  1. (biblical, poetic) Alternative form of עַל‎ ('al)

References

Anagrams

Judeo-Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic عَلَى‎ (ʿalā).

Preposition

עלי (ʿalā)

  1. on, upon, over
    • Exodus 1:8 in Saadia Gaon's Tafsir (circa 10th century)
      ‏וקאם מלך גׄדיד עלי מצר מן לם ישאהד יוסף׃‎‎
      waqāma malikun jadīdun ʿalā miṣra man lam yušāhid yūsufa.
      And a new king arose over Egypt who had not witnessed Joseph.
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