tali

Tali is a female given name used in Hebrew-speaking communities. In Hebrew, Tali (טלִי) is commonly understood as meaning dew, derived from tal, meaning dew. The name is used as a stand-alone given name and is also found in various cultural contexts as a nickname or shortened form for longer names, depending on language and tradition.

Tali'Zorah nar Rayya, commonly referred to simply as Tali, is a fictional character in the Mass Effect series, a space opera role-playing video game franchise by BioWare. She is a Quarian engineer who joins the crew of the starship Normandy and plays a central role across the trilogy. Her backstory explores Quarian culture, the relationship with synthetic beings known as the Geth, and loyalty choices that influence the narrative.

In Indonesian and Malay, tali means rope or cord. The word is used in everyday speech and appears in various compound terms, such as tali pinggang (belt) and tali sepatu (shoelace).

Beyond these uses, Tali appears as a personal name in different cultural contexts and in various works of fiction, reflecting its cross-cultural appeal as a short, simple name.