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ولي
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Arabic
Etymology 1.1
Verb
وَلِيَ • (waliya) I (non-past يَلِي (yalī), verbal noun وَلْي (waly))
- to be close to, stand immediately by, be neighboring, follow close upon (transitive)
- 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.[translit?]
- My specialized research areas are as follows: Sufism, history of the Quranic revelation, and Quranic interpretation.
- to confine with (transitive)
- to depend, appertain
Conjugation
References
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “ولي”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen
Verb
وَلِيَ • (waliya) I (non-past يَلِي (yalī), verbal noun وَلْي (waly) or وَلَاء (walāʔ) or وَلَايَة (walāya))
Conjugation
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))
- (transitive) to administer, govern, be placed at the head of
Conjugation
References
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “ولي”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen
Etymology 1.2
Noun
وَلْي • (waly) m
- verbal noun of وَلِيَ (waliya, “to be close to, be friends with, administer”) (form I)
- nearness, proximity, contiguity
- friendship
- government of a province
- shower after shower
Declension
References
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “ولي”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen
Etymology 1.3
Pronunciation
Adjective
وَلِيّ • (waliyy) (feminine وَلِيَّة (waliyya), elative أَوْلَى (ʔawlā))
Declension
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))
- (Islam) one of the most beautiful Names of God: The Protector
- (Islam) prophet, saint
- relative, neighbor, friend, beloved one
- وَلِيّ الْعَهْد ― waliyy al-ʕahd ― heir apparent
- helper, protector, benefactor, patron, master
- administrator, bestower
- client, slave
- favorite
Declension
Descendants
(via plural form أَوْلِيَاء (ʔawliyāʔ))
References
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “ولي”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen
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