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Where does “Ali” come from?

Ali (Swahili) comes from Arabic عَلِيّ — to be high, exalted; Ali; exalted, noble; to be...

Ancestry of “Ali”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicعَلِيّto be high, exalted; Ali; exalted, noble; to be...
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