Mali

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mali"

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑːli/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Audio (UK):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɑːli

Etymology 1

Inherits its name from the Mali Empire, in turn from Mandinka or Dyula mali (hippopotamus).

Proper noun

Mali

  1. A country in West Africa. Official name: Republic of Mali.
    Hypernym: Subsahara
Derived terms
Translations

See also

  • Countries of the world

Etymology 2

Clipping of Somali (a person from Somalia or of Somali descent).

Noun

Mali (plural Malis)

  1. (slang, MLE, MTE) A Somali.
Derived terms

Anagrams

Afrikaans

Pronunciation

  • Audio:(file)

Proper noun

Mali

  1. Mali (a country in West Africa; capital: Bamako)

Derived terms

Basque

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mali/ [ma.li]
  • Rhymes: -ali, -i
  • Hyphenation: Ma‧li

Proper noun

Mali inan

  1. Mali (a country in West Africa)

Declension

Declension of Mali (inan V-stem)
indefinite
absolutive Mali
ergative Malik
dative Maliri
genitive Maliren
comitative Malirekin
causative Malirengatik
benefactive Malirentzat
instrumental Maliz
innesive Malin
locative Maliko
allative Malira
terminative Maliraino
directive Malirantz
destinative Malirako
ablative Malitik
partitive Malirik
prolative Malitzat

Derived terms

Further reading

Catalan

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Mali m

  1. Mali (a country in West Africa)

Derived terms

Central Nahuatl

Proper noun

Mali

  1. Mali (a country in West Africa)

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmalɪ]

Proper noun

Mali n (indeclinable, relational adjective maliský or malijský, demonym Malijec)

  1. Mali (a country in West Africa)

Further reading

Danish

Proper noun

Mali

  1. Mali (a country in West Africa)

Derived terms

Finnish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑli/, [ˈmɑ̝li]
  • Rhymes: -ɑli
  • Syllabification(key): Ma‧li
  • Hyphenation(key): Ma‧li

Etymology 1

    From French Mali, from Mandinka or Bambara mali (hippopotamus).

    Proper noun

    Mali

    1. Mali (a country in West Africa)
    Declension
    Inflection of Mali (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
    nominative Mali
    genitive Malin
    partitive Malia
    illative Maliin
    singular plural
    nominative Mali
    accusative nom. Mali
    gen. Malin
    genitive Malin
    partitive Malia
    inessive Malissa
    elative Malista
    illative Maliin
    adessive Malilla
    ablative Malilta
    allative Malille
    essive Malina
    translative Maliksi
    abessive Malitta
    instructive
    comitative See the possessive forms below.
    Possessive forms of Mali (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
    first-person singular possessor
    singular plural
    nominative Malini
    accusative nom. Malini
    gen. Malini
    genitive Malini
    partitive Maliani
    inessive Malissani
    elative Malistani
    illative Maliini
    adessive Malillani
    ablative Maliltani
    allative Malilleni
    essive Malinani
    translative Malikseni
    abessive Malittani
    instructive
    comitative
    second-person singular possessor
    singular plural
    nominative Malisi
    accusative nom. Malisi
    gen. Malisi
    genitive Malisi
    partitive Maliasi
    inessive Malissasi
    elative Malistasi
    illative Maliisi
    adessive Malillasi
    ablative Maliltasi
    allative Malillesi
    essive Malinasi
    translative Maliksesi
    abessive Malittasi
    instructive
    comitative
    first-person plural possessor
    singular plural
    nominative Malimme
    accusative nom. Malimme
    gen. Malimme
    genitive Malimme
    partitive Maliamme
    inessive Malissamme
    elative Malistamme
    illative Maliimme
    adessive Malillamme
    ablative Maliltamme
    allative Malillemme
    essive Malinamme
    translative Maliksemme
    abessive Malittamme
    instructive
    comitative
    second-person plural possessor
    singular plural
    nominative Malinne
    accusative nom. Malinne
    gen. Malinne
    genitive Malinne
    partitive Malianne
    inessive Malissanne
    elative Malistanne
    illative Maliinne
    adessive Malillanne
    ablative Maliltanne
    allative Malillenne
    essive Malinanne
    translative Maliksenne
    abessive Malittanne
    instructive
    comitative
    third-person possessor
    singular plural
    nominative Malinsa
    accusative nom. Malinsa
    gen. Malinsa
    genitive Malinsa
    partitive Maliaan
    Maliansa
    inessive Malissaan
    Malissansa
    elative Malistaan
    Malistansa
    illative Maliinsa
    adessive Malillaan
    Malillansa
    ablative Maliltaan
    Maliltansa
    allative Malilleen
    Malillensa
    essive Malinaan
    Malinansa
    translative Malikseen
    Maliksensa
    abessive Malittaan
    Malittansa
    instructive
    comitative
    Derived terms

    Etymology 2

    Variant of Malinen.

    Proper noun

    Mali

    1. a Finnish surname
    2. (rare) a female given name
    Declension
    Inflection of Mali (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
    nominative Mali Malit
    genitive Malin Malien
    partitive Malia Maleja
    illative Maliin Maleihin
    singular plural
    nominative Mali Malit
    accusative nom. Mali Malit
    gen. Malin
    genitive Malin Malien
    partitive Malia Maleja
    inessive Malissa Maleissa
    elative Malista Maleista
    illative Maliin Maleihin
    adessive Malilla Maleilla
    ablative Malilta Maleilta
    allative Malille Maleille
    essive Malina Maleina
    translative Maliksi Maleiksi
    abessive Malitta Maleitta
    instructive Malein
    comitative See the possessive forms below.
    Possessive forms of Mali (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
    first-person singular possessor
    singular plural
    nominative Malini Malini
    accusative nom. Malini Malini
    gen. Malini
    genitive Malini Malieni
    partitive Maliani Malejani
    inessive Malissani Maleissani
    elative Malistani Maleistani
    illative Maliini Maleihini
    adessive Malillani Maleillani
    ablative Maliltani Maleiltani
    allative Malilleni Maleilleni
    essive Malinani Maleinani
    translative Malikseni Maleikseni
    abessive Malittani Maleittani
    instructive
    comitative Maleineni
    second-person singular possessor
    singular plural
    nominative Malisi Malisi
    accusative nom. Malisi Malisi
    gen. Malisi
    genitive Malisi Maliesi
    partitive Maliasi Malejasi
    inessive Malissasi Maleissasi
    elative Malistasi Maleistasi
    illative Maliisi Maleihisi
    adessive Malillasi Maleillasi
    ablative Maliltasi Maleiltasi
    allative Malillesi Maleillesi
    essive Malinasi Maleinasi
    translative Maliksesi Maleiksesi
    abessive Malittasi Maleittasi
    instructive
    comitative Maleinesi
    first-person plural possessor
    singular plural
    nominative Malimme Malimme
    accusative nom. Malimme Malimme
    gen. Malimme
    genitive Malimme Maliemme
    partitive Maliamme Malejamme
    inessive Malissamme Maleissamme
    elative Malistamme Maleistamme
    illative Maliimme Maleihimme
    adessive Malillamme Maleillamme
    ablative Maliltamme Maleiltamme
    allative Malillemme Maleillemme
    essive Malinamme Maleinamme
    translative Maliksemme Maleiksemme
    abessive Malittamme Maleittamme
    instructive
    comitative Maleinemme
    second-person plural possessor
    singular plural
    nominative Malinne Malinne
    accusative nom. Malinne Malinne
    gen. Malinne
    genitive Malinne Malienne
    partitive Malianne Malejanne
    inessive Malissanne Maleissanne
    elative Malistanne Maleistanne
    illative Maliinne Maleihinne
    adessive Malillanne Maleillanne
    ablative Maliltanne Maleiltanne
    allative Malillenne Maleillenne
    essive Malinanne Maleinanne
    translative Maliksenne Maleiksenne
    abessive Malittanne Maleittanne
    instructive
    comitative Maleinenne
    third-person possessor
    singular plural
    nominative Malinsa Malinsa
    accusative nom. Malinsa Malinsa
    gen. Malinsa
    genitive Malinsa Maliensa
    partitive Maliaan
    Maliansa
    Malejaan
    Malejansa
    inessive Malissaan
    Malissansa
    Maleissaan
    Maleissansa
    elative Malistaan
    Malistansa
    Maleistaan
    Maleistansa
    illative Maliinsa Maleihinsa
    adessive Malillaan
    Malillansa
    Maleillaan
    Maleillansa
    ablative Maliltaan
    Maliltansa
    Maleiltaan
    Maleiltansa
    allative Malilleen
    Malillensa
    Maleilleen
    Maleillensa
    essive Malinaan
    Malinansa
    Maleinaan
    Maleinansa
    translative Malikseen
    Maliksensa
    Maleikseen
    Maleiksensa
    abessive Malittaan
    Malittansa
    Maleittaan
    Maleittansa
    instructive
    comitative Maleineen
    Maleinensa
    Statistics
    • The given name Mali belongs to 13 female individuals (and as a middle name to 9 more), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
    • The surname Mali belongs to 116 individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

    Anagrams

    French

    Pronunciation

    Proper noun

    Mali m

    1. Mali (a country in West Africa)

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • Persian: مالی (mâli)

    Fula

    Alternative forms

    Etymology

    From French Mali.

    Proper noun

    Mali

    1. Mali (a country in West Africa)

    German

    Pronunciation

    • Audio:(file)

    Proper noun

    Mali n (proper noun, genitive Malis or (optionally with an article) Mali)

    1. Mali (a country in West Africa)

    Derived terms

    See also

    Further reading

    • Mali” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

    Hungarian

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): [ˈmɒli]
    • Hyphenation: Ma‧li
    • Rhymes: -li

    Proper noun

    Mali

    1. Mali (a country in West Africa; official name: Mali Köztársaság)

    Declension

    Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
    singular plural
    nominative Mali
    accusative Malit
    dative Malinak
    instrumental Malival
    causal-final Maliért
    translative Malivá
    terminative Maliig
    essive-formal Maliként
    essive-modal
    inessive Maliban
    superessive Malin
    adessive Malinál
    illative Maliba
    sublative Malira
    allative Malihoz
    elative Maliból
    delative Maliról
    ablative Malitól
    non-attributive
    possessive – singular
    Malié
    non-attributive
    possessive – plural
    Maliéi
    Possessive forms of Mali
    possessor single possession multiple possessions
    1st person sing. Malim
    2nd person sing. Malid
    3rd person sing. Malija
    1st person plural Malink
    2nd person plural Malitok
    3rd person plural Malijuk

    Derived terms

    See also

    Indonesian

    Etymology

    Inherits its name from the Mali Empire, in turn from Mandinka or Dyula mali (hippopotamus).

    Pronunciation

    Proper noun

    Mali

    1. Mali (a country in West Africa)

    Noun

    Mali (plural Mali-Mali or para Mali)

    1. Malian

    Adjective

    Mali (comparative lebih Mali, superlative paling Mali)

    1. Malian

    See also

    Further reading

    Italian

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈma.li/
    • Rhymes: -ali
    • Hyphenation: Mà‧li

    Proper noun

    Mali m

    1. Mali (a country in West Africa)

    Derived terms

    Anagrams

    Latvian

    Proper noun

    Mali f (indeclinable)

    1. Mali (a country in West Africa)

    Norwegian

    Etymology

    Medieval vernacular form of Magdalene.

    Proper noun

    Mali

    1. a female given name

    Usage notes

    • One of the most common female names in Norway in the 17th and 18th century. Today more common as Malin, Malene.

    Norwegian Bokmål

    Etymology

    Similar to English Mali.

    Proper noun

    Mali

    1. Mali (a country in West Africa)

    Norwegian Nynorsk

    Proper noun

    Mali

    1. Mali (a country in West Africa)

    Polish

    Etymology

    (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈma.li/
    • Audio:(file)
    • Rhymes: -ali
    • Syllabification: Ma‧li
    • Homophone: mali

    Proper noun

    Mali n (indeclinable, related adjective malijski)

    1. Mali (a country in West Africa)

    Derived terms

    See also

    Further reading

    • Mali in Polish dictionaries at PWN

    Portuguese

    Alternative forms

    • Máli

    Pronunciation

    • Hyphenation: Ma‧li

    Proper noun

    Mali m

    1. Mali (a country in West Africa)

    Derived terms

    Serbo-Croatian

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /mâːli/
    • Hyphenation: Ma‧li

    Proper noun

    Mȃli m inan (Cyrillic spelling Ма̑ли)

    1. Mali (a country in West Africa)

    Declension

    Further reading

    • Mali”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026

    Slovene

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /màːli/

    Proper noun

    Máli m inan

    1. Mali (a country in West Africa)

    Declension

    The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.
    Masculine inan., soft o-stem
    nominative Máli
    genitive Málija
    singular
    nominative
    (imenovȃlnik)
    Máli
    genitive
    (rodȋlnik)
    Málija
    dative
    (dajȃlnik)
    Máliju
    accusative
    (tožȋlnik)
    Máli
    locative
    (mẹ̑stnik)
    Máliju
    instrumental
    (orọ̑dnik)
    Málijem

    References

    • Mali”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
    • Mali”, in Termania, Amebis
    • See also the general references

    Spanish

    Proper noun

    Mali m

    1. alternative form of Malí

    Swahili

    Pronunciation

    Proper noun

    Mali

    1. Mali (a country in West Africa)

    See also

    Swedish

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈmɑːlɪ/
    • Audio:(file)

    Proper noun

    Mali n (genitive Malis)

    1. Mali (a country in West Africa)

    Derived terms

    See also

    Further reading

    Anagrams

    Tagalog

    Etymology

    Borrowed from English Mali, ultimately from Mandinka or Dyula mali (hippopotamus).

    Pronunciation

    • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈmali/ [ˈmaː.lɪ]
    • Rhymes: -ali
    • Syllabification: Ma‧li

    Proper noun

    Mali (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜎᜒ)

    1. Mali (a country in West Africa)

    Anagrams

    Turkish

    Pronunciation

    • Audio:(file)

    Proper noun

    Mali

    1. Mali (a country in West Africa)

    Declension

    Declension of Mali
    singular
    nominative Mali
    accusative Mali'yi
    dative Mali'ye
    locative Mali'de
    ablative Mali'den
    genitive Mali'nin
    Possessive forms of Mali
    singular plural
    benim (my) Mali'm Malilerim
    Mali'lerim
    senin (your) Mali'n Malilerin
    Mali'lerin
    onun (his/her/its) Mali'si Malileri
    Mali'leri
    bizim (our) Mali'miz Malilerimiz
    Mali'lerimiz
    sizin (your) Mali'niz Malileriniz
    Mali'leriniz
    onların (their) Mali'si
    Malileri
    Mali'leri
    Malileri
    Mali'leri

    See also

    Walloon

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ma.li/

    Proper noun

    Mali

    1. Mali (a country in West Africa)
    2. a surname

    Welsh

    Proper noun

    Mali f

    1. Mali (a country in West Africa)
    • Malïaidd (Malian, adjective)
    • Malïad (Malian, noun)

    See also

    Yoruba

    Etymology

    From English Mali.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /má.lì/

    Proper noun

    Málì

    1. Mali (a country in West Africa)