ali
/ˈɑːli/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.31 in modern English
3
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A male given name from Arabic.
name
A diminutive of the female given name Alison or of its variants.
name
A diminutive of the male given name Alistair or of its variants.
Example Sentences
- "The Ngari area is now known as the Ali Prefecture of the TAR. Commonly called Ali, the Chinese-built town of Shiquanhe is the administrative center of the area.[…] Although the area of Ali Prefecture is around the same size as Italy or the state of Arizona (300,000 sq km), it is dominated by the barren Changthang Plateau and is sparsely populated with only approximately 70,000 people."
- "Liu cursed the lifeless wasteland around them. This wasn't another planet, it was Ali prefecture, Tibet. Altitude: 4,500 metres. And these astronomers were on a mission."
- "The Ali Cosmic Microwave Background Polarisation Telescope (AliCPT), perched at 5,250 metres (17,220 ft) in Tibet’s remote Ali prefecture, was finished this month after eight years of construction involving 16 institutions worldwide, including Stanford University, according to state broadcaster CCTV."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: ع ل ي, عَلِيّ
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in People.
Inflected Forms
Derived Forms
Phrases
Synonyms
Haydar
Ngari