Mali

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
inessive 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
      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 surname Mali belongs to 116 individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

      Etymology 3

        Compare Mari, Malla.

        Proper noun

        Mali

        1. (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.

        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[1] (in German)

        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)

        Maltese

        Proper noun

        Il-Mali m

        1. Mali (a country in West Africa; official name: Repubblika tal-Mali)

        See also

        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[2] (in Polish)

        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)