See also: عالي and عالی

Arabic edit

Etymology 1 edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ɣaː.liː/
  • (file)

Adjective edit

غَالِي (ḡālī)

  1. informal pronunciation of غَالٍ (ḡālin, expensive, boiling)
  2. (with definite article) nominative definite of غَالٍ (ḡālin, expensive, boiling)
  3. (with definite article) genitive definite of غَالٍ (ḡālin, expensive, boiling)

Noun edit

غَالِي (ḡālīm

  1. informal pronunciation of غَالٍ (ḡālin, zealot)
  2. nominative construct state of غَالٍ (ḡālin, zealot)
  3. genitive construct state of غَالٍ (ḡālin, zealot)
  4. (with definite article) nominative definite of غَالٍ (ḡālin, zealot)
  5. (with definite article) genitive definite of غَالٍ (ḡālin, zealot)

Etymology 2 edit

Relative adjective (nisba) composed of الْغَال (al-ḡāl, Gaul) +‎ ـِيّ (-iyy).

Adjective edit

غَالِيّ (ḡāliyy) (feminine غَالِيَّة (ḡāliyya), masculine plural غَالِيُّونَ (ḡāliyyūna), feminine plural غَالِيَّات (ḡāliyyāt))

  1. Gallic
Declension edit

Noun edit

غَالِيّ (ḡāliyym, plural غَالِيُّون (ḡāliyyūn), feminine غَالِيَّة (ḡāliyya)

  1. Gaul
Declension edit

Egyptian Arabic edit

Adjective edit

غالي (ḡāli)

  1. expensive (having a high price)

Moroccan Arabic edit

Etymology edit

From Arabic غَالِي (ḡālī).

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

غالي (ḡāli) (feminine غالية (ḡālya), masculine plural غاليين (ḡālyīn), feminine plural غاليات (ḡālyāt), elative أغلى (ʔaḡla) or غلى (ḡla))

  1. expensive
    Antonym: رخيص (rḵīṣ)

South Levantine Arabic edit

Root
غ ل ي
7 terms

Etymology edit

From Arabic غَالٍ (ḡālin). Equivalent to the active participle of غلي (ḡili, to become more expensive).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ɣaː.li/, [ˈɣæː.li]
  • (file)

Adjective edit

غالي (ḡāli) (feminine غالية (ḡālye), common plural غاليين (ḡālyīn), elative أغلى (ʔaḡla))

  1. expensive
    Antonym: رخيص (rḵīṣ)
  2. dear (loved)

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