Names from the Arabic root ʿ-l-y

The root’s family tree

ع ل ي ʿ-l-y · ascent, rising

• علي Ali ♂
• عالية Alia ♀
• علوي Alwi ♂ · Allawee ♂
• علاء Alaa ♂
• عليك Alaika ♂
• علوية Alawiyah ♀
• عليا Ulya ♀

Every name from the root ʿ-l-y

• علي “high, exalted” en.wiktionary.org Ali ♂
• عالية “high; elevated” en.wiktionary.org Alia ♀
• علوي “related to Ali; lofty” en.wiktionary.org Alwi ♂Allawee ♂
• علاء “highness; elevation” en.wiktionary.org Alaa ♂
• عليك No sourced meaning for this word Alaika ♂
• علوية “relating to Ali; high, lofty” en.wiktionary.org Alawiyah ♀
• عليا “highest; most exalted” en.wiktionary.org Ulya ♀

One card per Arabic word, with one meaning for that word and its source; the Latin spellings written with it are listed below.

Boys and girls

Boy: 5 Girl: 3

Sources

1. Wiktionary: Appendix:Arabic roots/ع ل ي · en.wiktionary.org · root meaning
2. Wiktionary: علي · en.wiktionary.org · root of Ali
3. Wiktionary: عال · en.wiktionary.org · root of Alia
4. Wiktionary: عالية · en.wiktionary.org · root of Alia
5. Wiktionary: علوي · en.wiktionary.org · root of Alwi and Allawee
6. Wiktionary: علاء · en.wiktionary.org · root of Alaa
7. Wiktionary: على · en.wiktionary.org · root of Alaika
8. Wiktionary: عليك · en.wiktionary.org · root of Alaika
9. Wiktionary: علوية · en.wiktionary.org · root of Alawiyah
10. Wiktionary: أعلى · en.wiktionary.org · root of Ulya
11. Wiktionary: عليا · en.wiktionary.org · root of Ulya

Related roots

Same first two letters (ع ل):

• ع ل مʿ-l-m5 names

Families of a similar size (8 names):

• ف ت حf-t-ḥ8 names
• ل ط فl-ṭ-f8 names
• ن ع مn-ʿ-m8 names
• ص ب رṣ-b-r8 names
• ز ي دz-y-d8 names
• غ ف رgh-f-r9 names
• خ ي رkh-y-r9 names

All 93 roots →

An Arabic root describes how a word is built. It says nothing about the background of anyone who bears the name.