علی

’alā(orig. a subst. fr. علو 'to be high,' etc.; and=علا ’alā, q.v.), prep. On, upon, above; according to, etc. (syn. bar: it occurs only in Arabic phrases; and its final vowel is shortened in pronunciation before the Ar. article al):—’ala’l-ittiṣāl, adv. (‘alā+al+it˚) Continually, without intermission; uninterruptedly; consecutively, in succession, in a series, seriatim:—’ala’l-as̤ar, adv. On the instant, instantly:—’ala’l-ijmāl, adj. Jointly, conjointly:—’ala’l-istiqāmat, adv. Interminably; ever so far:—’ala’l-istimrār, adv. Continually, incessantly, perpetually; in perpetuity, permanently; assiduously, persevering:—’ala’l-it̤lāq, adv. Absolutely, solely; universally:—’ala’l-infirād, Separately; severally:—’ala’t-taḥqīq (i.e. ’alā+al+taḥqīq), According to truth, in truth, verily, surely, certainly, of a certainty:—’ala’t-tasalsul, Consecutively, etc. (=‘ala’l-ittiṣāl):—’ala’ttafṣīl, At full length, in detail; prolixly, diffusedly:—’ala’t-tanāz̤ur, According to (its) vis-à-vis; (each) according to (its) kind or like:—’ala’t-tawātur, In succession, successively; repeatedly:—’ala’t-tawakkul, On trust, in faith; in blind confidence; haphazard:—’ala’l-ḥisāb, On account;—without a proper account, without keeping, or making up, an account;—s m. A suspense account:—’ala’l-ḵẖuṣūṣ, Especially, particularly; precisely (syn. ḵẖuṣūṣaṉ):—’alad-dawām, Continually, incessantly, perpetually, always; assiduously; in perpetuity, permanently, for ever:—’ala’r-rag̠m, Against the will (of, -ke), in spite (of), in opposition (to):—’alas-saḥar, or ’alaṣ-ṣabāḥ, About dawn, towards daybreak, in the morning:—’ala’l-’umūm, Commonly, generally, in general, vulgarly (syn. ’umūmaṉ):—’alāqadr (-ě), According to the power, or dignity, etc. (of):—’alāqadr-ě-marātib, According to rank or degree:—’alāhāẕa’l-qiyās, On this measure, in the same manner, in like manner, similarly; and the like:—’alai-hi, On him;—’alai-hi’r-raḥma, On him (be) the mercy (of God);—’alai-hissalām, On him (be) peace:—’alaihim, On them:—’alaihumā, On or against both.