ولی

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See also: ولي and ولى

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic وَلِيّ (waliyy).

Noun

ولی • (veli) (plural اولیا (evliya))

  1. parent; close relative
  2. close friend; trusted companion
  3. guardian (person with quasi-parental authority)
  4. saint

Descendants

  • Turkish: veli

Further reading

  • 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, Constantinople: Mihran, page 1316a
  • Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “veli”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

Persian

Etymology 1

From earlier ولیکن (walēkin), from Arabic وَلٰكِن (walākin) or a conjugation of و (wa) and لیکن (lēkin) from Arabic لٰكِن (lākin).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? walē
Dari reading? walē
Iranian reading? vali
Tajik reading? vale

Conjunction

Dari اما, مگر
Iranian Persian ولی / اما
Tajik аммо

ولی • (vali)

  1. but

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic وَلِيّ (waliyy), from the root و ل ي (w-l-y).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? walī
Dari reading? walī
Iranian reading? vali
Tajik reading? vali

Noun

ولی • (vali) (plural اولیاء)

  1. guardian, parent
  2. master, lord
  3. (Sufism) saint
  4. (historical) governor
Derived terms

Further reading

  • Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “ولی”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian ولی (walī), from Arabic وَلِيّ (waliyy).

Pronunciation

Noun

ولی • (valī) m (formal plural اولیا (olyā), Hindi spelling वली)

  1. (Islam) favorite with God
  2. (Islam) prophet, saint
  3. master, lord, defender, guardian, friend
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