Ali.
a male given name from Arabic
Meaning & usage
a male given name from Arabic
ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib, the son-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muhammad through Ali's marriage to the Islamic prophet's daughter, Fāṭimah al-Zahrāʾ, recognized as the Islamic prophet's fourth rightly-guided successor in most of Sunni Islam and as the Islamic prophet's first legitimate successor in Shia Islam. Usually used with honorary title (Hazreti or Hz.) before the name, Hz. Ali
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish علی (ʿAlī), from Arabic عَلِيّ (ʕaliyy).
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