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علوي

Root: علا

2 entries for this word

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Entry 1

علوي ‘ulwī upper; heavenly, divine │ ارادة علوية (irāda) supreme will, divine decree

Entry 2

علوي ‘alawī upper; heavenly, celestial; Alawi (adj. and n.); pl. العلويون the Alawis (official name of the Nusairis inhabiting the coastal district of Latakia in NW Syria)

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