әүлиә

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Bashkir

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Etymology

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from Arabic أَوْلِيَاء (ʔawliyāʔ), plural of وَلِيّ (waliyy, custodian, protecter, helper).

Cognate with Kazakh әулие (äulie, sacred, holy), Uzbek avliyo (sacred, holy), Kumyk авлия (awliya, mad person, stupid person).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [æw.lʲi.ˈjæ]
  • Hyphenation: әү‧ли‧ә

Noun

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әүлиә (əwliə)

  1. (Islam) saint, holy person; auliya

Declension

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