ali

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ali"

Languages (45)

Translingual

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Translingual

Symbol

ali

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Amaimon.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Amaimon terms

Afar

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈli/ [ʔʌˈlɪ]
• Hyphenation: a‧li

Noun

alí f

1. reptile

References

• Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015), L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)‎^[1], Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)

Azerbaijani

Etymology

From Classical Persian عالی (ālī), from Arabic عَالٍ (ʕālin).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɑːˈli]

• Audio (Baku):

  (file)

• Hyphenation: a‧li

Adjective

ali (comparative daha ali, superlative ən ali)

1. supreme, higher, high (dominant)

   ali məhkəmə ― supreme court

   ali təhsil müəssisəsi ― seat of higher learning

   ali baş komandan ― commander in chif (literally, “supreme main commander”)

Derived terms

• alilik

Further reading

• “ali” in Obastan.com.

Cebuano

Verb

ali (Badlit spelling ᜀᜎᜒ)

1. to block a path, prevent passage, to be a barrier.

   Synonym: babag

   Gialihan ko ang iyang dalan

   I blocked his way

Noun

ali (Badlit spelling ᜀᜎᜒ)

1. barrier
2. a gill net set as a barrier to catch stunned fish

Chungli Ao

Etymology 1

From Proto-Central Naga *li, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *sV-riʔ (“to be, exist”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a˧.li˧/, [a˧.li˧]

Verb

ali

1. to be
2. to live

Etymology 2

From Proto-Central Naga *a-hlej, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *laj (“to exchange”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a˥.li˩/, [a˥.li˩]

Noun

ali

1. to buy

Etymology 3

From Proto-Central Naga *a-lej, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *mV-lej.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a˥.li˥/, [a˥.li˥]

Noun

ali

1. earth, ground

Derived terms

• alima
• lisem

Further reading

• Bruhn, Daniel Wayne (2014), A Phonological Reconstruction of Proto-Central Naga‎^[2], Berkeley: University of California, pages 97-98, 193-194
• Gowda, K. S. Gurubasave (1985), Ao-English-Hindi Dictionary, Mysore: Central Institute of Indian Languages, page 12

Elfdalian

Etymology

From Old Norse hali, from Proto-Germanic *halô.

Noun

ali m (oblique ålå)

1. (anatomy) tail

Derived terms

• ålåbuss
• ålåell
• ålåglinder

Faroese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛaːlɪ/
• Rhymes: -ɛaːlɪ
• Homophones: alið, æli, ælið

Noun

ali n (genitive singular alis, uncountable)

1. quality, property, characteristic, nature (of someone or something)

Declension

n24-s	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	ali	alið
accusative	ali	alið
dative	ali	alnum, alinum
genitive	alis	alisins

Derived terms

• alisfrøði (“physics”)

Verb

ali

1. indicative first-person singular present of ala
2. optative of ala

Finnish

Etymology

ala- (“under, below, lower”) +‎ -i (i-lative singular)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑli/, [ˈɑ̝li]
• Rhymes: -ɑli
• Syllabification^(key): a‧li
• Hyphenation^(key): ali

Postposition

ali [with genitive]

1. beneath, underneath (through the space that is underneath something)

   Synonym: alitse

   Antonyms: yli, ylitse

   Pallo pyöri tuolin ali ja ovesta ulos.

   The ball rolled underneath the chair and out of the door.

Usage notes

ali cannot take a possessive suffix; alitse is used instead if possessive forms are desired.

Inflection

Declension of ala- noun case singular plural adverbial form singular plural nominative ala- – superessive alhaalla – genitive – – delative alhaalta – partitive – – sublative alhaalle – accusative – – lative alas – inessive – – temporal – – elative – – causative – – illative – – multiplicative – – adessive alla – distributive – – ablative alta – temp. dist. – – allative alle – prolative ali alitse – essive – – situative allekkain (alakkain) – translative – – oppositive alatusten – abessive – – instructive – – comitative – –

Derived terms

• ali-
• alittaa
• alitusten

compounds

• alikangas
• alikulku
• alimiehitetty
• alimiehitys
• alinomaa
• alivuoto

Related terms

See the inflection table.

• ala-
• ali-
• alemmas
• alempana
• alhainen
• alittaa

Further reading

• “ali”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[3] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023

Gorontalo

Noun

ali

1. a hole sunk into the ground as a source of water or other fluids; well.

Gun

Alì

Etymology

Cognates include Fon alì, Eastern Xwla Gbe alì

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ā.lì/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

alì (plural alì lɛ́ or alì lẹ́)

1. road

Derived terms

• alìhò (“lane (Nigeria)”)
• alìklán (“street”)
• alìkplítɛ̀n (“crossroads (Benin)”)
• alìkpá (“street (Benin)”)
• alìplítẹ̀n (“crossroads (Nigeria)”)
• alìpá (“street (Nigeria)”)
• alìxò (“lane (Benin)”)
• tòhòmẹ̀-lìhò (“street (Nigeria)”)
• tòxòmɛ̀-lìxò (“street (Benin)”)

Icelandic

Noun

ali

1. indefinite accusative plural of alur

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay ali, from Arabic عَلِيّ (ʕaliyy).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈali/

Verb

ali

1. to show oneself

Noun

ali (plural ali-ali)

1. greeting

Derived terms

• mengali

Further reading

• “ali”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.li/
• Rhymes: -ali
• Hyphenation: à‧li

Noun

ali f

1. plural of ala

Verb

ali

1. inflection of alare:
   1. second-person singular present indicative
   2. first/second/third-person singular present subjunctive
   3. third-person singular imperative

Anagrams

• Lai, Lia

Kankanaey

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʔali/ [ˈʔaː.li̞]
  • Rhymes: -ali
• (Sagada, parts of Sabangan) IPA^(key): /ˈʔari/ [ˈʔaː.ri̞]
  • Rhymes: -ari
• Syllabification: a‧li

Noun

áli

1. act of coming, arriving

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms & variants of ali

Southern / Central
Mt. Province	Tadian	ali, (Banaao, Cadad-anan, Cagubatan, Dacudac, Lenga, Pandayan) alo
	Sabangan	ali, (elderly) ali / ari
Northern / Applai
Mt. Province	Sagada	ali, (elderly) ali / ari

Derived terms

• iali
• omali
• umali
• umiali
• yali

References

• Morice Vanoverbergh (1933), “áli”, in A Dictionary of Lepanto Igorot or Kankanay. As it is spoken at Bauco (Linguistische Anthropos-Bibliothek; XII)‎^[4], Mödling bei Wien, St. Gabriel, Österreich: Verlag der Internationalen Zeitschrift „Anthropos“, →OCLC, page 19
• Allen, Larry (2021), “ali”, in Kankanaey – English Dictionary, Summer Institute of Linguistics

Kapampangan

Alternative forms

• e
• ale
• li

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *adi . Compare Taroko adi, Puyuma adi, Pamplona Atta ari, Balangao adi, Pangasinan andi, Ibaloi andi, Binongan Itneg alih.

Interjection

ali

1. no; stop; not

   Antonym: wa

K'iche'

Etymology

From Proto-Mayan *ʔalit.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔaːˈliː/

Noun

ali

1. girl

References

• Christenson, Allen J. (2003), Kʼicheʼ-English dictionary and Guide to the pronunciation of the Kʼicheʼ-Maya alphabet‎^[5], Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies, →OCLC, page 11
• The Academy of Mayan Languages with speaker Lucas Chilisná Botón (2014), “Entry #135”, in Kʼulbʼil Yol Twitz Paxil [Kʼicheʼ Talking Dictionary]‎^[6], Living Tongues Institute for Endangered Languages

Laboya

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *huaji-q, from *huaji, from Proto-Austronesian *Suaji.

Noun

ali

1. younger sibling

References

• Rina, A. Dj.; Kabba, John Lado B. (2011), “ali”, in Kamus Bahasa Lamboya, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat [Dictionary of Lamboya Language, West Sumba Regency], Waikabubak: Dinas Kebudayaan dan Pariwisata, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat, page 6
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*Suaji”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Latin

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈa.liː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈaː.li]

Verb

alī

1. present passive infinitive of alō

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈaː.liː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈaː.li]

Noun

ālī

1. inflection of ālus:
   1. nominative/vocative plural
   2. genitive singular
2. genitive singular of ālum and ālium

Lavukaleve

Noun

ali m

1. man

References

• Terrill, Angela (2003), A Grammar of Lavukaleve, De Gruyter, →ISBN

Laz

Noun

ali

1. Latin spelling of ალი (ali)

Limos Kalinga

Noun

ali

1. king

Macanese

Alternative forms

• alí

Etymology

Derived from Portuguese ali.

Adverb

ali

1. there (away from the speaker)

   Antonym: aqui

   ali-riva ― up there

   ali-vánda ― over there

   qui aqui, qui ali ― either here or there

References

• https://www.macaneselibrary.org/pub/english/uipatua.htm

Mandinka

Pronoun

ali

1. you (personal pronoun)

See also

Mandinka personal pronouns

		singular	plural
1st person	short	ń, m̀
	long	ńte	ńtolu, ńtelu
2nd person	short	í	ali
	long	íte	alitolu, alitelu
3rd person	short	a	ì
	long	ate	ìtolu, ìtelu, ìte

Middle English

Adjective

ali

1. alternative form of holy (sacred)

Mokilese

Etymology

al (“to draw lines”) +‎ -i (transitive marker).

Verb

ali

1. (transitive) to draw lines on, line

References

• Harrison, Sheldon P.; Albert, Salich Y. (1977), Mokilese-English Dictionary‎^[7], Honolulu: The University Press of Hawaii, →ISBN, page 7

North Frisian

Alternative forms

• aal (Föhr-Amrum)
• aale (Goesharde)
• åle (Mooring)
• ale (Wiedingharde)

Etymology

From Old Frisian al, from Proto-West Germanic *all, from Proto-Germanic *allaz (“all”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- (“all”).

Determiner

ali

1. (Sylt) all

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

ali

1. (non-standard since 2012) definite plural of al

Participle

ali

1. (non-standard since 2012) past participle of ala

Nupe

Alternative forms

• eli

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ā.lī/

Noun

ali

1. character; disposition; behaviour

Old Norse

Noun

ali

1. indefinite accusative plural of alr

Verb

ali

1. third-person active present subjunctive of ala

Old Polish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *(h₁)ōd

Proto-Balto-Slavic *ō

Proto-Slavic *a

Old Polish a

Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.

Proto-Balto-Slavic *lei

Proto-Slavic *li

Old Polish li

univ.

Old Polish ali

Univerbation of a + li. First attested in the 15th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (10^th–15^th CE) /alʲi/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /alʲi/

Conjunction

ali

1. (attested in Lesser Poland) Introduces a contradicting clause; but

   Synonym: ale

   • 1880-1894 [1436], Sprawozdania Komisji Językowej Akademii Umiejętności‎^[8], volume III, Krakow, page 332:

     Rudda nye othworzila szye na roly... woytha, aly othworzila szye na roly claszthorney

     [Ruda nie otworzyła sie na roli... wojta, ali otworzyła sie na roli klasztornej]

2. Adds to a previous statement; but
   • Middle of the 15th century, Rozmyślanie o żywocie Pana Jezusa‎^[9], page 638:

     Kristus... rzekł ku swem zwolenikom: Kiedym was słał przez moszny, przez toboły..., azali wam czego niedostawało? A oni rzekli: Wszegośmy dosyć mieli. Ali już kto ma mosznę, weźmi i tobołę (sed nunc qui habet sacculum, tollat... peram Luc 22, 36)

     [Krystus... rzekł ku swem zwolenikom: Kiedym was słał przez moszny, przez toboły..., azali wam czego niedostawało? A oni rzekli: Wszegośmy dosyć mieli. Ali już kto ma mosznę, weźmi i tobołę (sed nunc qui habet sacculum, tollat... peram Luc 22, 36)]

3. (attested in Masovia) until
   • 1920 [1424], Marceli Handelsman, Antoni Rybarski, Kazimierz Tymieniecki, editors, Najdawniejsze księgi sądowe mazowieckie, volume II, number 237, Zakroczym:

     Iakom ya ne mal dzewcze mey vosza ani con[a dacz], ali na mego concza smerczy

     [Jakom ja nie miał dziewce mej woza ani kon[ia dać], ali na mego końca śmierci]

Particle

ali

1. (attested in Masovia) until, as long as, up to
   • 1950 [1499], Władysław Kuraszkiewicz, Adam Wolff, editors, Zapiski i roty polskie XV-XVI wieku z ksiąg sądowych ziemi warszawskiej, number 1831, Warsaw:

     Jakossny my vyethnaly y rosdzyelyli Anna s B[b]arbara..., rolamy..., lassy, borrmy aly do waczyerzina syvotha

     [Jakosmy my ujednali i rozdzielili Annę z B[b]arbarą..., rolami..., lasy, bormi ali do macierzyna żywota]

Descendants

• Polish: ali

References

• Bożena Sieradzka-Baziur, et al., editors (2011–2015), “ali”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN

O'odham

Noun

ali

1. alternative form of 'ali

Pagu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈa.li]

  • Audio:

    (file)

Verb

ali

1. to cry

   Noaka la moali.

   Let her cry.

Polish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *(h₁)ōd

Proto-Balto-Slavic *ō

Proto-Slavic *a

Old Polish a

Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.

Proto-Balto-Slavic *lei

Proto-Slavic *li

Old Polish li

univ.

Old Polish ali

Polish ali

Inherited from Old Polish ali. By surface analysis, univerbation of a + li.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.li/
• Rhymes: -ali
• Syllabification: a‧li
• Homophone: Ali

Conjunction

ali

1. (obsolete) but

   Synonym: ale

2. (Middle Polish) so, hence

   Synonym: więc

3. (Middle Polish) let alone

   Synonyms: a już, a zaraz

4. (Middle Polish) or

   Synonym: albo

Particle

ali

1. (obsolete) used for presenting something; here

   Synonym: oto

Further reading

• “ali”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[10] (in Polish)
• Maria Renata Mayenowa, et al., editors (2010-2023), “ali”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]
• Włodzimierz Gruszczyński (08.06.2022), “ALI”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century]
• Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814), “ali”, in Słownik języka polskiego
• J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “ali”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 24

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• alli (pre-standardization spelling)
• aly (obsolete)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese ali, aly, from Vulgar Latin *adlic, from Latin ad (“to”) + illīc (“there”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈli/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈli/

• Audio (Brazil):

  (file)

• Audio (Portugal):

  (file)

• Audio (Portugal (Porto)):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -i
• Hyphenation: a‧li

Adverb

ali (not comparable)

1. there (far from both the speaker and the interlocutor(s))

   Synonym: lá

   • 2008, Priscila Ferraz, nuvem de pó [powdercloud], Marco Zero, →ISBN, page 58:

     Nem é preciso dizer que o jantar foi um verdadeiro desastre. O arroz ficou empedrado, tipo “unidos venceremos”, a carne virou uma “sola de sapato”, salvou-se mais ou menos a salada, mesmo assim porque Cláudia não quis comentar nada a respeito de uma lesma que viu na alface mal lavada. Mas ali coube perfeitamente o dito popular “a fome é o melhor tempero”.

     Needless to say, dinner was a real disaster: it had stone-hard, “united we'll win”-type rice, and “shoe sole”-like meat; the salad was sort of spared, even then because Claudia didn't want to comment anything regarding a slug she saw on the ill-washed lettuce. But there did the saying “hunger is the best seasoning” fit perfectly.

   • 2012, Luís Fernando Veríssimo, “A diferença”, in Diálogos Impossíveis, Rio de Janeiro: Editora Objetiva, →ISBN, page 10:

     Internou-se na clínica com a vaga esperança de que a Morte, que vem ali buscar tanta gente, um dia o leve por distração.

     He hospitalized himself under the vague hope that Death, who there comes to take so many, would someday take him by distraction.

Usage notes

Usually, ali implies a nearer position than lá.

See also

Portuguese demonstratives

		pronouns					adverbs
		singular		plural		neuter
		masculine	feminine	masculine	feminine
proximal	X	este	esta	estes	estas	isto	aqui, cá
	de + X	deste	desta	destes	destas	disto	daqui
	em + X	neste	nesta	nestes	nestas	nisto	—
medial	X	esse	essa	esses	essas	isso	aí
	de + X	desse	dessa	desses	dessas	disso	daí
	em + X	nesse	nessa	nesses	nessas	nisso	—
distal	X	aquele	aquela	aqueles	aquelas	aquilo	ali, lá, acolá
	de + X	daquele	daquela	daqueles	daquelas	daquilo	dali, dacolá
	em + X	naquele	naquela	naqueles	naquelas	naquilo	—
	a + X	àquele	àquela	àqueles	àquelas	àquilo
anaphoric	X	o	a	os	as	—	—
	de + X	do	da	dos	das
	em + X	no	na	nos	nas
	a + X	ao	à	aos	às

Further reading

• “ali”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “ali”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Rukai

Noun

ali

1. used by women to refer to one's female friend

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ali, *ale.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /âli/
• Hyphenation: a‧li

Conjunction

ȁli (Cyrillic spelling а̏ли)

1. but

   Synonyms: ȁle, nu

2. however

   Synonyms: ȁle, nu

Further reading

• “ali”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026
• “ali”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026

Sicilian

Noun

ali

1. plural of ala

Slovene

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

The second pronunciation is used in the second sense.

• IPA^(key): /áli/, /áːli/

Conjunction

ȁli or ȃli

1. or
2. (ali ... ali) either ... or

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ali/

Particle

ali

1. Introduces a yes-no question.

Further reading

• “ali”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2026

Sundanese

Sundanese register set
lemes	cingcin, lélépén
lemes ka sorangan	{{{les}}}
lemes ka batur	{{{leb}}}
loma	ali
cohag	{{{co}}}

Etymology

From Old Javanese ali (“ring”)

Noun

ali (Sundanese spelling ᮃᮜᮤ)

1. ring

Derived terms

• ali agrem
• ali meneng
• ali-ali
• mata ali

Further reading

• "ali" in Maman Sumantri; Atjep Djamaludin; Achmad Patoni; R.H. Moch. Koerdie; M.O. Koesman; Epa Sjafei Adisastra. (1985), Kamus Sunda-Indonesia [Sundanese-Indonesian Dictionary] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Department of Education and Culture of the Republic of Indonesia

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈʔali/ [ˈʔaː.lɪ]
• Rhymes: -ali
• Syllabification: a‧li

Noun

ali (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜒ)

1. alternative form of ale

Talysh

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عَالٍ (ʕālin).

Adjective

ali

1. supreme

Tashelhit

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Afroasiatic *ʕal-?

Proto-Berber *ăHləy ~*ăHlŭy

Proto-Berber *aləy

Tashelhit ali

Inherited from Proto-Berber *aləy, from earlier *ăHləy ~*ăHlŭy, possibly from Proto-Afroasiatic *ʕal- (“to rise”). Cognate with Tarifit aři.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ali/

Verb

ali (perfective uli, imperfective ttali, Tifinagh spelling ⴰⵍⵉ, Arabic spelling آلي) (rare)

1. (intransitive) to climb

Derived terms

• asali (“swarm”)

References

• Stroomer, Harry (2025), Dictionnaire berbère tachelḥiyt-français — Tome 1 A–E (Handbook of Oriental Studies – Handbuch der Orientalistik; 188/1) (in French), Leiden, Netherlands: Brill, →DOI, →ISBN

Tokelauan

Noun

ali

1. wooden pillow

Noun

ali

1. lefteye flounder

References

• R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎^[11], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 12

Traveller Norwegian

Etymology

Romani, from Greek γυαλί (gyalí). Compare Månsing valing, Kalo Finnish Romani vali and Danish cant vala (“bottle”). Doublet of vali.

Noun

ali f

1. glass, window
2. bottle

Derived terms

• ali-blavert (“curtain”)
• ali-dikkar (“mirror, TV”)
• ali-jakkar (“spectacles, eyeglasses”)

References

• Ragnvald Iversen (1944), Secret languages in Norway, volume 1

Welsh

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle English aleye.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈali/

Noun

ali f (plural alïau)

1. alternative form of alai (“alley”)

Further reading

• Griffiths, Bruce; Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995), “alley”, in Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary‎^[12], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN
• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “ali”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies