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, feminine عُلْوِيَّة (ʿulwiyya), masculine plural عُلْوِيُّون (ʿulwiyyūn), feminine plural عُلْوِيَّات (ʿulwiyyāt)

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

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

Adjective

عَلَوِيّ (ʿalawiyy) m, feminine عَلَوِيَّة (ʿalawiyya), masculine plural عَلَوِيُّون (ʿalawiyyūn), feminine plural عَلَوِيَّات (ʿalawiyyāt)

  1. Alawi
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Noun

عَلَوِيّ (ʿalawiyy) m, plural عَلَوِيُّون (ʿalawiyyūn), feminine عَلَوِيَّة (ʿalawiyya)

  1. Alawite
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Descendants
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