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See also: ولی and ولى

Arabic

Etymology 1.1

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Verb

وَلِيَ (waliya) I (non-past يَلِي (yalī), verbal noun وَلْي (waly))

  1. to be close to, stand immediately by, be neighboring, follow close upon (transitive)
  2. to follow
    Antonym: سَبَقَ (sabaqa)
    يَلِي ٱلْعَدَدَ ٢ ٱلْعَدَدُ ٣ وَيَسْبِقُهُ ٱلْعَدَدُ ١.
    yalī l-ʕadada 2 l-ʕadadu 3 wa-yasbiquhu l-ʕadadu 1.
    The number 2 is followed by the number 3 and preceded by the number 1.
    مَجَالَات بحثي المتخصص هي كما يلي: التصوّف وتاريخ الوحي القرآني وتفسير القرآن.
    My specialized research areas are as follows: Sufism, history of the Quranic revelation, and Quranic interpretation.
    [translit?]
  3. to confine with (transitive)
  4. to depend, appertain
Conjugation
More information verbal noun الْمَصْدَر, active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل ...
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Verb

وَلِيَ (waliya) I (non-past يَلِي (yalī), verbal noun وَلْي (waly) or وَلَاء (walāʔ) or وَلَايَة (walāya))

  1. to be a friend, assistant, helper
Conjugation
More information verbal noun الْمَصْدَر, active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل ...
References
  • Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “ولي”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen
  • Wehr, Hans (1979), “ولي”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Verb

وَلِيَ (waliya) I (non-past يَلِي (yalī), verbal noun وِلَايَة (wilāya) or وَلَايَة (walāya))

  1. (transitive) to administer, govern, be placed at the head of
Conjugation
More information verbal noun الْمَصْدَر, active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل ...
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Etymology 1.2

Noun

وَلْي (waly) m

  1. verbal noun of وَلِيَ (waliya, to be close to, be friends with, administer) (form I)
  2. nearness, proximity, contiguity
  3. friendship
  4. government of a province
  5. shower after shower
Declension
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Etymology 1.3

Pronunciation

Adjective

وَلِيّ (waliyy) (feminine وَلِيَّة (waliyya), elative أَوْلَى (ʔawlā))

  1. near
  2. adjacent
Declension
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References
  • Wehr, Hans (1979), “ولي”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Noun

وَلِيّ (waliyy) m (plural أَوْلِيَاء (ʔawliyāʔ))

  1. (Islam) one of the most beautiful Names of God: The Protector
  2. (Islam) prophet, saint
  3. relative, neighbor, friend, beloved one
    وَلِيّ الْعَهْدwaliyy al-ʕahdheir apparent
  4. helper, protector, benefactor, patron, master
  5. administrator, bestower
  6. client, slave
  7. favorite
Declension
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Descendants
  • English: wali
  • Old Anatolian Turkish: ولی (velī)
  • Classical Persian: وَلِی (walī)

(via plural form أَوْلِيَاء (ʔawliyāʔ))

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