hali

See also: halí, hâli, halı, häli, and hali-

Languages (20)

Catalan • Central Bikol • Faroese • Finnish • Hausa • Hawaiian • Hungarian • Icelandic • Ido • Khasi • Middle English • Old Norse • Polish • Romanian • Swahili • Tagalog • Tausug • Tetum • Tooro • Ulithian

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Catalan

Verb

hali

1. inflection of halar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Central Bikol

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhaliʔ/ [ˈha.l̪iʔ]

• Audio:

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• IPA^(key): /ˈʔaliʔ/ [ˈʔa.l̪iʔ] (h-dropping)
• Hyphenation: ha‧li

Preposition

halì (plural harali, Basahan spelling ᜑᜎᜒ)

1. from

   Synonym: gikan

   Hali ako duman sa saod.

   I came from the market.

Verb

halì (plural harali, Basahan spelling ᜑᜎᜒ)

1. to leave, to depart, to vacate
2. to resign, to quit, to abdicate
3. to send away

   Synonym: layas

4. to remove, to take off; to pull off (the plug)

   Synonyms: tangkas, tanggal

Derived terms

• halian
• halion
• maghali
• mahalian
• makahali
• paghali
• pahali

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse hali, from Proto-Germanic *halô.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɛaːlɪ/
• Rhymes: -ɛaːlɪ
• Homophone: hæli

  Hyphenation: ha‧li

Noun

hali m (genitive singular hala, plural halar)

1. tail

Declension

m1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hali	halin	halar	halarnir
accusative	hala	halan	halar	halarnar
dative	hala	halanum	halum	halunum
genitive	hala	halans	hala	halanna

Finnish

Etymology 1

halata +‎ -i

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɑli/, [ˈhɑ̝li]
• Rhymes: -ɑli
• Syllabification^(key): ha‧li
• Hyphenation^(key): ha‧li

Noun

hali (colloquial)

1. hug

Declension

Inflection of hali (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		hali	halit
genitive		halin	halien
partitive		halia	haleja
illative		haliin	haleihin
		singular	plural
nominative		hali	halit
accusative	nom.	hali	halit
	gen.	halin
genitive		halin	halien
partitive		halia	haleja
inessive		halissa	haleissa
elative		halista	haleista
illative		haliin	haleihin
adessive		halilla	haleilla
ablative		halilta	haleilta
allative		halille	haleille
essive		halina	haleina
translative		haliksi	haleiksi
abessive		halitta	haleitta
instructive		—	halein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of hali (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative halini halini accusative nom. halini halini gen. halini genitive halini halieni partitive haliani halejani inessive halissani haleissani elative halistani haleistani illative haliini haleihini adessive halillani haleillani ablative haliltani haleiltani allative halilleni haleilleni essive halinani haleinani translative halikseni haleikseni abessive halittani haleittani instructive — — comitative — haleineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative halisi halisi accusative nom. halisi halisi gen. halisi genitive halisi haliesi partitive haliasi halejasi inessive halissasi haleissasi elative halistasi haleistasi illative haliisi haleihisi adessive halillasi haleillasi ablative haliltasi haleiltasi allative halillesi haleillesi essive halinasi haleinasi translative haliksesi haleiksesi abessive halittasi haleittasi instructive — — comitative — haleinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative halimme halimme accusative nom. halimme halimme gen. halimme genitive halimme haliemme partitive haliamme halejamme inessive halissamme haleissamme elative halistamme haleistamme illative haliimme haleihimme adessive halillamme haleillamme ablative haliltamme haleiltamme allative halillemme haleillemme essive halinamme haleinamme translative haliksemme haleiksemme abessive halittamme haleittamme instructive — — comitative — haleinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative halinne halinne accusative nom. halinne halinne gen. halinne genitive halinne halienne partitive halianne halejanne inessive halissanne haleissanne elative halistanne haleistanne illative haliinne haleihinne adessive halillanne haleillanne ablative haliltanne haleiltanne allative halillenne haleillenne essive halinanne haleinanne translative haliksenne haleiksenne abessive halittanne haleittanne instructive — — comitative — haleinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative halinsa halinsa accusative nom. halinsa halinsa gen. halinsa genitive halinsa haliensa partitive haliaan haliansa halejaan halejansa inessive halissaan halissansa haleissaan haleissansa elative halistaan halistansa haleistaan haleistansa illative haliinsa haleihinsa adessive halillaan halillansa haleillaan haleillansa ablative haliltaan haliltansa haleiltaan haleiltansa allative halilleen halillensa haleilleen haleillensa essive halinaan halinansa haleinaan haleinansa translative halikseen haliksensa haleikseen haleiksensa abessive halittaan halittansa haleittaan haleittansa instructive — — comitative — haleineen haleinensa

Synonyms

• halaus

Derived terms

compounds

• halinalle
• halipula
• halityyny

Related terms

• halata

Further reading

• “hali”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 1 July 2023

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɑli/, [ˈhɑ̝li] (third-person indicative)
• IPA^(key): /ˈhɑliˣ/, [ˈhɑ̝li(ʔ)] (imperative, indicative connegative)
• Rhymes: -ɑli
• Syllabification^(key): ha‧li
• Hyphenation^(key): ha‧li

Verb

hali

1. inflection of halia:
   1. third-person singular past indicative
   2. present active indicative connegative
   3. second-person singular present imperative
   4. second-person singular present active imperative connegative

Anagrams

• hila, liha

Hausa

Etymology

From Arabic حَال (ḥāl). Doublet of àlhālī.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /háː.líː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [háː.líː]

Noun

hālī m (possessed form hālin)

1. condition, situation

Hawaiian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈha.li/, [ˈhɐ.li]

Verb

hali

1. (transitive) to carry

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈhɒli]
• Hyphenation: ha‧li
• Rhymes: -li

Interjection

hali

1. (informal) hi

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hali, from Proto-Germanic *halô.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈhaːlɪ]
• Rhymes: -aːlɪ

Noun

hali m (genitive singular hala, nominative plural halar)

1. tail (especially of a cow or donkey)

   Coordinate terms: tagl (“horse's tail”), rófa (“cat's or dog's tail”), skott (“fox's, cat's, dog's tail”), dindill (“seal's tail”), sporður (“fish's tail”), stél (“bird's tail”)

Declension

Declension of hali (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hali	halinn	halar	halarnir
accusative	hala	halann	hala	halana
dative	hala	halanum	hölum	hölunum
genitive	hala	halans	hala	halanna

Derived terms

• halakarta f (“tadpole”)
• halarófa f (“single file (line)”)
• halastjarna f (“comet”)

Further reading

• “hali” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)

Ido

Noun

hali

1. plural of halo

Khasi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /haliː/

Noun

hali f

1. irrigated rice paddy

   Synonym: baden

2. set of four things

Derived terms

• 'bâ-hali
• shi-hali

References

• Singh, U Nissor (1906), Khasi-English dictionary‎^[2], Shillong: Eastern Bengal and Assam Secretariat Press, page 80. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.

Middle English

Adjective

hali

1. alternative form of holy (sacred)

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *halô.

Noun

hali m (genitive hala, plural halar)

1. a tail

Declension

Declension of hali (weak an-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hali	halinn	halar	halarnir
accusative	hala	halann	hala	halana
dative	hala	halanum	halum	halunum
genitive	hala	halans	hala	halanna

Descendants

• Icelandic: hali
• Faroese: hali
• Norwegian Bokmål: hale
• Old Danish: hale
  • Danish: hale
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: hale
• Old Swedish: hale
• → Scots: halin, halen (“cow”)
• → Scots: haalie (“otter”)

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxa.li/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ali
• Syllabification: ha‧li

Noun

hali m

1. genitive singular of hala
2. dative singular of hala
3. locative singular of hala

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Romani xal.

Verb

a hali (third-person singular present halește, past participle halit) 4th conjugation

1. (colloquial, transitive) to eat rapidly, in excess

Conjugation

    conjugation of hali (fourth conjugation, -esc- infix)

infinitive			a hali
gerund			halind
past participle			halit
number		singular			plural
person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	halesc	halești	halește	halim	haliți	halesc
	imperfect	haleam	haleai	halea	haleam	haleați	haleau
	simple perfect	halii	haliși	hali	halirăm	halirăți	haliră
	pluperfect	halisem	haliseși	halise	haliserăm	haliserăți	haliseră
subjunctive		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	să halesc	să halești	să halească	să halim	să haliți	să halească
imperative		—	tu	—	—	voi	—
	affirmative		halește			haliți
	negative		nu hali			nu haliți

Descendants

• haleală

Swahili

Alternative forms

• uhali

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic حَال (ḥāl).

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Noun

hali class IX (plural hali class X)

1. situation, state, condition

   hali ngumu ― difficult situation

Derived terms

• hali ya ndoa
• hali ya uhusiano

Tagalog

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ari (“come”). Compare Ilocano ay, Tuwali Ifugao ali, Central Bikol hali, Hiligaynon ari, Tausug kari, and Malay mari.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /haˈliʔ/ [hɐˈlɪʔ], /haˈli/ [hɐˈlɪ]
• Rhymes: -iʔ, -i
• Syllabification: ha‧li

Noun

halî or halí (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜎᜒ) (obsolete)

1. coming

   Synonyms: pagparito, pagparini, paglapit

   Hali ka dini.

   Come here.

Usage notes

• Now only used in derived terms as prefix hali-.

Derived terms

• haliin
• halika
• halikayo
• halina
• halinahin
• hika
• humalina
• kahali-halina
• mahalina
• makahalina
• manghalina
• mapahali
• nakahahalina
• panghalina

See also

• hayo
• tara

Further reading

• “hali”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
• “hali”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
• Noceda, Fr. Juan José de; Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860), Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves, y coordinado por el P. Juan de Noceda y el P. Pedro de Sanlucar. Ultimamente aumentado y corregido por varios religiosos de la Orden de Agustinos calzados.‎^[3] (overall work in Spanish and Classical Tagalog), Manila: Ramírez y Giraudier.
• Santos, Fr. Domingo de los (1835), Vocabulario de la lengua Tagala, primera y segunda parte. En la primera, se pone primero el Castellano, y despues el Tagalo. Y en la segunda al contrario, que son las raíces simples con sus acentos.‎^[4] (overall work in Spanish and Classical Tagalog), Manila: La Imprenta nueva de D. José María Dayot, por Tomás Oliva.
• San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613), Vocabulario de lengua tagala. El romance castellano puesto primero. Primera, y segunda parte.‎^[5] (overall work in Early Modern Spanish and Classical Tagalog), as directed by Gov. Gen. Juan de Silva, Pila, Laguna: La noble Villa de Pila, por Tomás Pinpin y Domingo Loag.
  • page 397: “Llegate) Hali (pc) como aꝑſona”
  • page 595: “Ven) Hali (pc) o allegate”
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*ari”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Anagrams

• liha, lahi, hila

Tausug

Pronunciation

• (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA^(key): /hali/ [hɑˈli]
• Rhymes: -i
• Syllabification: ha‧li

Noun

hali (Sulat Sūg spelling هَلِ)

1. rest

   In hali sin tau magꞌaani, malugay.

   The rest of harvesters is long.

Verb

hali (Sulat Sūg spelling هَلِ)

1. to rest (from work, school or any activity), cease (from work, school or any activity) in order to rest

Derived terms

• hali-hali
• halihan
• hipahali
• humali
• maghali
• magpahali
• naghahali
• naghali
• pahali

Tetum

Noun

hali

1. banyan (tree)

Tooro

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /háli/

Determiner

hali

1. class 16 of -li

Adverb

hali

1. there; at that place; distal demonstrative adverb

Ulithian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Micronesian *tawia (“kind of sea bass”).

Noun

hali

1. grouper (fish)

References

• Yap State Department of Education (2025), Yaar Yaelwich Dekseneeri Irel Yal'ool Yiuldiy [Children's Picture Dictionary In Ulithian]‎^[6] (in Ulithian and English), 1st edition, Auckland, New Zealand: Ultimo Global, page 23