ولي

See also: ولی and ولى

Arabic

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ijj

Etymology 1

From the root و ل ي (w-l-y).

Verb

1. to be close to, stand immediately by, be neighboring, follow close upon (transitive)
2. to confine with (transitive)
3. to depend, appertain

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “ولي”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[1], London: W.H. Allen

Verb

1. to be a friend, assistant, helper

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “ولي”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[2], London: W.H. Allen
• Wehr, Hans (1979) “ولي”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Verb

1. to administer, govern, be placed at the head of (transitive)

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “ولي”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[3], London: W.H. Allen

Etymology 2

Noun

وَلْي • (waly) m

1. verbal noun of وَلِيَ (waliya, “to be close to, be friends with, administer”) (form I)
2. nearness, proximity, contiguity
3. friendship
4. government of a province
5. shower after shower

Declension

Declension of noun وَلْي (waly)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	وَلْي waly	الْوَلْي al-waly	وَلْي waly
Nominative	وَلْيٌ walyun	الْوَلْيُ al-walyu	وَلْيُ walyu
Accusative	وَلْيًا walyan	الْوَلْيَ al-walya	وَلْيَ walya
Genitive	وَلْيٍ walyin	الْوَلْيِ al-walyi	وَلْيِ walyi

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “ولي”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[4], London: W.H. Allen

Etymology 3

Adjective

وَلِيّ • (waliyy) (feminine وَلِيَّة (waliyya), elative أَوْلَى (ʔawlā))

1. near
2. adjacent

Declension

Declension of adjective وَلِيّ (waliyy)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	وَلِي walī	الْوَلِي al-walī	وَلِيَّة waliyya	الْوَلِيَّة al-waliyya
Nominative	وَلِيٌّ waliyyun	الْوَلِيُّ al-waliyyu	وَلِيَّةٌ waliyyatun	الْوَلِيَّةُ al-waliyyatu
Accusative	وَلِيًّا waliyyan	الْوَلِيَّ al-waliyya	وَلِيَّةً waliyyatan	الْوَلِيَّةَ al-waliyyata
Genitive	وَلِيٍّ waliyyin	الْوَلِيِّ al-waliyyi	وَلِيَّةٍ waliyyatin	الْوَلِيَّةِ al-waliyyati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	وَلِيَّيْن waliyyayn	الْوَلِيَّيْن al-waliyyayn	وَلِيَّتَيْن waliyyatayn	الْوَلِيَّتَيْن al-waliyyatayn
Nominative	وَلِيَّانِ waliyyāni	الْوَلِيَّانِ al-waliyyāni	وَلِيَّتَانِ waliyyatāni	الْوَلِيَّتَانِ al-waliyyatāni
Accusative	وَلِيَّيْنِ waliyyayni	الْوَلِيَّيْنِ al-waliyyayni	وَلِيَّتَيْنِ waliyyatayni	الْوَلِيَّتَيْنِ al-waliyyatayni
Genitive	وَلِيَّيْنِ waliyyayni	الْوَلِيَّيْنِ al-waliyyayni	وَلِيَّتَيْنِ waliyyatayni	الْوَلِيَّتَيْنِ al-waliyyatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	plural unknown		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	? ?	? ?	وَلِيَّات waliyyāt	الْوَلِيَّات al-waliyyāt
Nominative	? ?	? ?	وَلِيَّاتٌ waliyyātun	الْوَلِيَّاتُ al-waliyyātu
Accusative	? ?	? ?	وَلِيَّاتٍ waliyyātin	الْوَلِيَّاتِ al-waliyyāti
Genitive	? ?	? ?	وَلِيَّاتٍ waliyyātin	الْوَلِيَّاتِ al-waliyyāti

References

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

Noun

وَلِيّ • (waliyy) m (plural أَوْلِيَاء (ʔawliyāʔ))

1. relative, neighbor, friend, beloved one

   وَلِيّ الْعَهْد ― waliyy al-ʕahd ― heir apparent

2. helper, protector, benefactor, patron, master
3. administrator, bestower
4. client, slave
5. favorite
6. (Islam) favorite with God
7. (Islam) prophet, saint

Declension

Declension of noun وَلِيّ (waliyy)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	وَلِي walī	الْوَلِي al-walī	وَلِي walī
Nominative	وَلِيٌّ waliyyun	الْوَلِيُّ al-waliyyu	وَلِيُّ waliyyu
Accusative	وَلِيًّا waliyyan	الْوَلِيَّ al-waliyya	وَلِيَّ waliyya
Genitive	وَلِيٍّ waliyyin	الْوَلِيِّ al-waliyyi	وَلِيِّ waliyyi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	وَلِيَّيْن waliyyayn	الْوَلِيَّيْن al-waliyyayn	وَلِيَّيْ waliyyay
Nominative	وَلِيَّانِ waliyyāni	الْوَلِيَّانِ al-waliyyāni	وَلِيَّا waliyyā
Accusative	وَلِيَّيْنِ waliyyayni	الْوَلِيَّيْنِ al-waliyyayni	وَلِيَّيْ waliyyay
Genitive	وَلِيَّيْنِ waliyyayni	الْوَلِيَّيْنِ al-waliyyayni	وَلِيَّيْ waliyyay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَوْلِيَاء ʔawliyāʔ	الْأَوْلِيَاء al-ʔawliyāʔ	أَوْلِيَاء ʔawliyāʔ
Nominative	أَوْلِيَاءُ ʔawliyāʔu	الْأَوْلِيَاءُ al-ʔawliyāʔu	أَوْلِيَاءُ ʔawliyāʔu
Accusative	أَوْلِيَاءَ ʔawliyāʔa	الْأَوْلِيَاءَ al-ʔawliyāʔa	أَوْلِيَاءَ ʔawliyāʔa
Genitive	أَوْلِيَاءَ ʔawliyāʔa	الْأَوْلِيَاءِ al-ʔawliyāʔi	أَوْلِيَاءِ ʔawliyāʔi

Descendants

• → Afar: awliiya (from the plural)
• → Azerbaijani: Vəli

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “ولي”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[5], London: W.H. Allen