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Where does “עלי” come from?

עלי (Judeo-Arabic) comes from Arabic عَلَى — on, about; on, over.

עלי (Judeo-Arabic): on, upon, over

Definitions

  1. on, upon, over

Ancestry of “עלי”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicعَلَىon, about; on, over
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