विलायत
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic وِلَايَة (wilāya).
Noun
विलायत • (vilāyat) m (Urdu spelling ولایت)
- a foreign country, especially one in the West (Europe and North America)
- (obsolete) England, United Kingdom, Great Britain
- (historical) Persia
Synonyms
- (foreign country): विदेश (videś)
- (England, UK, GB):
- (England): इंग्लैंड (iṅglaiṇḍ), इंगलिस्तान (iṅglistān)
- (United Kingdom): यूनाइटेड किंगडम (yūnāiṭeḍ kiṅgḍam), संयुक्त राजशाही (sañyukt rājśāhī)
- (Great Britain): ग्रेट ब्रिटेन (greṭ briṭen)
Derived terms
- विलायती (vilāytī)