عليون
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عليون¹
Where it comes from
From عَلِيّ (ʕaliyy) + ـُونَ (-ūna).
adjective عَلِيُّونَ · ʕaliyyūna
- plural of عَلِيّ (ʕaliyy)
عليون²
Where it comes from
From عِلِّيّ (ʕilliyy) + ـُونَ (-ūna).
adjective عِلِّيُّونَ · ʕilliyyūna
- plural of عِلِّيّ (ʕilliyy)
عليون³
- /ʕil.lij.juːn/
Where it comes from
From a merger of Hebrew עֶלְיוֹן (ʿelyṓn, “high, upper; God”) and the root ع ل ي (ʕ l y), with the last segment of the Hebrew word being taken to be a masculine plural suffix appended to عِلِّيّ (ʕilliyy), hence blending with the pluralizing inflection عِلِّيّ (ʕilliyy) + ـُونَ (-ūna).
proper noun عِلِّيُّون · ʕilliyyūn · - · عِلِّيِّين
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The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include
كَلَّا إِنَّ كِتَابَ الْأَبْرَارِ لَفِي عِلِّيِّينَ وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا عِلِّيُّونَ
Opposite: سِجِّين
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God, Allah
Opposite: سِجِّين
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the heaven, Heaven, the empyrean, or the welkin, a place that’s only accessible to divines. It’s usually depicted higher than the seven heavens and the Heavenly Chamber.
Opposite: سِجِّين
- the paradise (garden group), Paradise, Elysium, or the Garden of Eden.
- the uppermost paradise of the celestial garden.
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a list of deeds of mortals kept in such a place
Opposite: سِجِّين
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godly wardens who keep a list of deeds of mortals or other special knowledge
Opposite: سِجِّين
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the seventh heaven; Araboth.
Opposite: سِجِّين
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