ولی
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Ottoman Turkish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
ولی • (veli) (plural اولیا (evliya))
- parent; close relative
- close friend; trusted companion
- guardian (person with quasi-parental authority)
- saint
Descendants[edit]
- Turkish: veli
Further reading[edit]
- Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), “veli”, in The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN
- Kélékian, Diran (1911) “ولی”, in Dictionnaire turc-français[1], Constantinople: Mihran, page 1316a
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “veli”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
Persian[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From earlier ولیکن (walēkin), from Arabic وَلٰكِن (walākin) or a conjugation of و (wa) and لیکن (lēkin) from Arabic لٰكِن (lākin).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [ˈwa.leː]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [vǽ.liː]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [vǽ.le]
Readings | |
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Classical reading? | walē |
Dari reading? | walē |
Iranian reading? | vali |
Tajik reading? | vale |
Conjunction[edit]
Dari | اما, مگر |
---|---|
Iranian Persian | ولی |
Tajik | аммо |
ولی • (vali)
See also[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
From Arabic وَلِيّ (waliyy), from the root و ل ي (w-l-y).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [wa.ˈliː]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [væ.líː]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [vä.lí]
Readings | |
---|---|
Classical reading? | walī |
Dari reading? | walī |
Iranian reading? | vali |
Tajik reading? | valī |
Noun[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
- ولی فقیه (vali-ye faqih)
Urdu[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Classical Persian ولی (walī), from Arabic وَلِيّ (waliyy).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ʋə.liː/
- Rhymes: -iː
Noun[edit]
ولی • (valī) m (formal plural اولیا (olyā), Hindi spelling वली)
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