ولسوالی

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Persian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Mongolian улс (uls, nation, people) (via Pashto ولس (wuləs)) + Arabic وَالِي (wālī).

Pronunciation[edit]

 

Readings
Dari reading? wuluswālī

Noun[edit]

Dari ولسوالی
Iranian Persian ناحیه
Tajik ноҳия

ولسوالی (wuluswâlî)

  1. (Dari) Wuluswali, a type of administrative division in Afghanistan, similar to district.