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==Ottoman Turkish==

===Etymology===
From {{bor|ota|fa|ولایت|tr=velâyat}}, derived from {{der|ota|ar|وِلَايَة}}.
{{root|ota|ar|و ل ي}}

===Noun===
{{ota-noun|tr=vilayet|pl=ولایات}}

# [[province]]

====Descendants====
* {{desc|tr|vilayet}}
* {{desc|sq|vilajet|bor=1}}
* {{desc|hy|վիլայեթ|bor=1}}
* {{desc|nl|vilajet|bor=1}}
* {{desc|en|vilayet|bor=1}}
* {{desc|fr|vilayet|bor=1}}
* {{desc|de|Wilajet|bor=1}}
* {{desc|hu|vilajet|bor=1}}

{{c|ota|Administrative divisions}}

==Persian==
{{wp|lang=fa}}

===Etymology===
{{root|fa|ar|و ل ي}}
{{lbor|fa|ar|وِلَايَة}}.

===Pronunciation===
{{fa-IPA|wilāyat}}

===Noun===
{{fa-regional|ولایت|ولایت|вилоят}}
{{fa-noun|head=وِلَايَت|tr=velâyat|pl=ولایت‌ها|pl2=ولایات|pl2tr=velâyât}}

# [[province]]
#: {{syn|fa|استان|tr=ostân}}

====Descendants====
* {{desc|as|বিলাত|bor=1}}
* {{desc|bn|বিলাত|বিলেত|bor=1}}
* {{desc|gu|વિલાયત|bor=1}}
* {{desc|inc-hnd|-|bor=1}}
*: {{desc|hi|विलायत}}
*: {{desc|ur|وِلَایَت|tr=vilāyat}}
** {{desctree|my|ဘိလပ်|bor=1}}
** {{desc|en|Blighty|bor=1}}
* {{desc|kk|-|bor=1}}
*: {{desc|kk|уәлаят|sclb=1}}
*: {{desc|kk|uälaiat|sclb=1}}
*: {{desc|kk|ٴۋالايات|sclb=1}}
* {{desc|ky|ылаят|bor=1}}
* {{desc|mr|विलायत|bor=1}}
* {{desc|or|ବିଲାତ|bor=1}}
* {{desctree|ota|ولایت|tr=vilayet|bor=1}}
* {{desc|pa|-|bor=1}}
*: {{desc|pa|ਵਲਾਇਤ|sclb=1}}
*: {{desc|pa|وَلایت|sclb=1}}
* {{desc|sd|-|bor=1}}
*: {{desc|sd|وِلائِتُ|sclb=1}}
*: {{desc|sd|विलाइत|sclb=1}}
* {{desc|th|วิลาด|วิลาศ|bor=1}}
* {{desc|tk|-|bor=1}}
*: {{desc|tk|welaýat|sclb=1}}
*: {{desc|tk|велаят|sclb=1}}

==Urdu==
{{wikipedia|lang=ur}}

===Etymology===
{{root|ur|ar|و ل ي}}
{{bor+|ur|fa-cls|ولایت|tr=wilāyat}}, from {{der|ur|ar|وِلَايَة}}. Compare {{cog|mr|विलायत}}, {{cog|bn|বিলাত}}/{{m|bn|বিলেত}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{ur-IPA|vilāyat}}

===Noun===
{{ur-noun|head=وِلایَت|g=m|tr=vilāyat|hi=विलायत}}

# [[province]], [[state]], [[realm]], [[inhabited]] [[country]] or [[region]]
#: {{syn|ur|صوبہ|ریاست|مُلک|tr1=sūbā|tr2=riyāsat|tr3=mulk}}
# [[dominion]], [[government]], [[jurisdiction]]
#: {{syn|ur|حکومت|tr=hukūmat}}
# a [[foreign]] [[country]], especially one in the [[West]] ([[historically]] only [[Europe]] but now [[North America]] as well as other places largely [[populated]] by people of [[European]] [[descent]])
# {{lb|ur|obsolete}} [[England]], [[United Kingdom]], [[Great Britain]]
# {{lb|ur|historical|obsolete}} [[Kabulistan]]; [[Persia]]

====Derived terms====
* {{l|ur|وِلائتی|tr=vilā'itī}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:ur:Pakistani Dictionary}}
* {{R:ur:Rekhta}}
* {{R:ur:Qureshi|ولايت}}
* {{R:inc-hnd:Platts|ولايت}}