علوی

See also: علوي‎

Persian

Etymology 1

From علی‎ ('Ali) + ـی‎ (-i) or borrowed wholly from Arabic عَلَوِيّ‎ (ʿalawiyy).

Noun

علوی • ('alavi) (plural علوی‌ها‎ ('alavi-hâ) or علویان‎ ('alaviân) or علویون‎)

  1. of or pertaining to Ali (the first Shia imam)
  2. descendant of Ali
  3. Alawite
  4. Alevite

Proper noun

علوی • ('Alavi)

  1. A surname​. Alavi

Etymology 2

علو‎ ('olv) + ـی‎ (-i)

Adjective

علوی • ('olvi)

  1. celestial
  2. high
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