Contionary:'ali

Nepokian

Etymology

1. From Middle Nepokian 'aris, Old Nepokian xarkis, Proto-Nepokian xargis, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂urg-i- (“wheel”) , compare Hittite ḫūrkiš (wheel)

2. From Middle Nepokian 'aris, Old Nepokian xakris, Proto-Nepokian xakris, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂oḱris (“sharp edge, angle, corner”) , compare Sanskrit अश्रि (áśri), Old Greek ὄκρις (ókris)

3. From Middle Nepokian 'ari, Old Nepokian xarki, Proto-Nepokian xark, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂árk- (“hold?”) , compare Hittite ḫar(k)-, Latin arcēre

4. From Middle Nepokian 'ari, Old Nepokian xarki, Proto-Nepokian xark, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂erk- (“destroy?”) , compare Hittite ḫark-

5. From Middle Nepokian 'ari, Old Nepokian kari, Proto-Nepokian kari, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kʷari (“when”) , compare Hittite kwari (when), probably Lycian teri (when)

Pronunciation

IPA: /ˈʔali/

Noun

1. 'ali (animate)

1. a wheel

2. 'ali (animate)

1. a rectangle
2. Savai'i (largest and highest island in Samoa)

Inflection

Declension of 'ali (4th declension)
Case	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	'ali	'ali	'aleie
Vocative	'ali	'ali	'aleie
Accusative	'ali	'ali	'ali
Instrumental	'ali	'alipo	'alipi
Dative	'aleiei	'alīpo	'alimo
Ablative	'alei	'alipo	'alimo
Genitive	'alei	'ali	'alei'o
Locative	'alēi	'ali	'alihu
Allative	'ala	'ala'i	'alia
Elative	'ale	'aleli	'ale

Verb

3. 'ali

1. to hold

4. 'ali

1. to destroy

Conjunction

5. 'ali

1. when