Ali

Proper noun (1)

Ali (plural Alis)

1. A male given name from Arabic.
2. The Caliph Ali ibn Abi Talib, considered by Shias to be Muhammad's first successor (imam).

   Synonyms:

   Haydar

3. A surname from Arabic.

Proper noun (2)

IPA/ˈæli/

Ali (plural Alis)

1. A diminutive of the female given name Alison or of its variants.
2. A diminutive of the male given name Alistair or of its variants.

Proper noun (3)

Ali

1. Synonym of Ngari: the Mandarin Chinese-derived name.
   • The Ngari area is now known as the Ali Prefecture of the TAR. Commonly called Ali, the Chinese-built town of Shiquanhe is the administrative center of the area.[…]
   • Although the area of Ali Prefecture is around the same size as Italy or the state of Arizona (300,000 sq km), it is dominated by the barren Changthang Plateau and is sparsely populated with only approximately 70,000 people.2000, “To Kailash”, in Atsushi Kanamaru, editor, Mapping the Tibetan World, 1st edition, Kotan Publishing, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 136, column 1

   Synonyms:

   Ngari