علوي

See also: علوی

Arabic

Etymology 1

Relative adjective (nisba) composed of عُلُوّ (ʿuluww, height, grandeur) + ـِيّ (-iyy), with a modified version of عُلُوّ (ʿuluww); from the root ع ل و (ʿ-l-w).

Adjective

عُلْوِيّ (ʿulwiyy) m, fem عُلْوِيَّة (ʿulwiyya), masc pl عُلْوِيُّون (ʿulwiyyūn), fem pl عُلْوِيَّات (ʿulwiyyāt)

  1. upper
  2. high, lofty
  3. roof, upstairs, overhead
  4. sublime, exalted
  5. heavenly, divine, celestial, astral, ethereal, empyreal
Declension

Etymology 2

Relative adjective (nisba) composed of عَلِيّ (ʿaliyy, high, exalted; Ali) + ـَو (aw-) + ـِيّ (-iyy), from the root ع ل و (ʿ-l-w).

Adjective

عَلَوِيّ (ʿalawiyy) m, fem عَلَوِيَّة (ʿalawiyya), masc pl عَلَوِيُّون (ʿalawiyyūn), fem pl عَلَوِيَّات (ʿalawiyyāt)

  1. Alawi
Declension

Noun

عَلَوِيّ (ʿalawiyy) m, pl عَلَوِيُّون (ʿalawiyyūn), fem عَلَوِيَّة (ʿalawiyya)

  1. Alawite
Declension
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