ألية

العربية

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ألية¹

  • /ʔal.ja/

Where it comes from

From Proto-West Semitic *ʔalyat- (“fat tail, tail fat”). Cognate to Classical Syriac ܐܠܝܬܐ (ʾellīṯā) and Hebrew אַלְיָה ('alyá).

noun أَلْيَة · ʔalya · أَلَيَات · أَلايَا · الْأَلْيَة

  1. fat tail, tail fat صنْعتها: أن يُقطَّع اللحم السمين أوساطًا، وتُسلى الأَلْيَة ويُرمى بحَمِّها، ويُطرح اللحم على الدهن ويُعرَّق فيه،
  2. buttock.

ألية²

  • /ʔa.lij.ja/

noun أَلِيَّة · ʔaliyya · أَلَايَا · الْأَلِيَّة

  1. obsolete a falling short, remissness
  2. obsolete oath

In English

  • buttock each of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body
  • fat tail fat-tail of beast

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"ألية." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A3%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A9. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {ألية},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A3%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A9},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}

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