ولى

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See also: ولي and ولی

Arabic

Etymology

From the root و ل ي (w-l-y).

Pronunciation

Verb

وَلَّى (wallā) II, non-past يُوَلِّي‎ (yuwallī)

  1. (intransitive, transitive with direct object or عَنْ) to turn away (from)
    1. to turn tail, to flee
      • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 27:10:
        وَأَلْقِ عَصَاكَ فَلَمَّا رَءَاهَا تَهْتَزُّ كَأَنَّهَا جَانٌّ وَلَّى مُدْبِرًا وَلَمْ يُعَقِّبْ
        waʔalqi ʕaṣāka falammā raʔāhā tahtazzu kaʔannahā jānnun wallā mudbiran walam yuʕaqqib
        And [he was told]: “Throw down your staff.” But when he saw it writhing as if it were a snake, he turned in flight and did not return.
    2. to shun
    3. to pass by, to glide away, to elapse
  2. (ditransitive) to assign to, to appoint for, to commission with

Conjugation


Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

Perhaps from Arabic وَلَّى (wallā, to turn).

Verb

ولى (walla) (imperfect يولي (ywalli))

  1. to become