متول

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Arabic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Root
و ل ي (w-l-y)

Derived from the active participle of تَوَلَّى (tawallā).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

مُتَوَلٍّ (mutawallinm (informal مُتَوَلِّي (mutawallī))

  1. one entrusted with something

Declension[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Azerbaijani: mütəvəlli
  • Ottoman Turkish: متولی (mütevellî)
  • Persian: متولی (motavalli)
  • Urdu: متولی (mutavallī)
  • Uzbek: mutavalli

References[edit]

  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “متول”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN, page 1290