علو

See also: غلو

Arabic

Root
ع ل و (ʕ l w)
4 terms

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕu.luww/

Noun

عُلُوّ • (ʕuluww) m

1. verbal noun of عَلَا (ʕalā) (form I)
2. highness, elevation
3. altitude

Declension

Declension of noun عُلُوّ (ʕuluww)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عُلُوّ ʕuluww	الْعُلُوّ al-ʕuluww	عُلُوّ ʕuluww
Nominative	عُلُوٌّ ʕuluwwun	الْعُلُوُّ al-ʕuluwwu	عُلُوُّ ʕuluwwu
Accusative	عُلُوًّا ʕuluwwan	الْعُلُوَّ al-ʕuluwwa	عُلُوَّ ʕuluwwa
Genitive	عُلُوٍّ ʕuluwwin	الْعُلُوِّ al-ʕuluwwi	عُلُوِّ ʕuluwwi

Ottoman Turkish

Noun

علو • (alev)

1. Alternative spelling of آلو (alev, “flame”)

Persian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic عُلُوّ (ʕuluww).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔu.ˈluww], [ʔulw]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔʊ.lʊ́w(ː)], [ʔʊlw]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔʊ.lʊ́w(ː)], [ʔʊlw]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔʊ.lʊ́w(ː)], [ʔʊlw]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔu.lúw(ː)], [ʔulw]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔo.lóv(ː)], [ʔolv]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔu.lúw], [ʔulw]

Readings
Classical reading?	uluww, ulw
Dari reading?	uluww, ulw
Iranian reading?	olovw, olv
Tajik reading?	uluv, ulv

Noun

Dari	علو
Iranian Persian
Tajik	улув, улв

علو • ('olovv, 'olv)

1. height

Etymology 2

Noun

علو • ('alow)

1. Alternative spelling of الو (alow, “flame”)