wilaya

English

Noun

wilaya (plural wilayas or wilayat)

1. Alternative form of wilayah

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French

Alternative forms

• willaya

Etymology

From Arabic وِلَايَة (wilāya).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wi.la.ja/

Noun

wilaya f (plural wilayas)

1. wilayah (administrative division in some African and Asiatic countries)

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Spanish

Noun

wilaya f (plural wilayas)

1. wilayah (administrative division in some African and Asiatic countries)

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Swahili

Etymology

From Arabic وِلَايَة (wilāya).

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Noun

wilaya (n class, plural wilaya)

1. district (area or region)

References

• Baldi, Sergio (2020 November 30) Dictionary of Arabic Loanwords in the Languages of Central and East Africa (Handbuch der Orientalistik; Erste Abteilung: Der Nahe und der Mittlere Osten; 145), Leiden • Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 310-311 Nr. 2990