awliiya

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Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic أَوْلِيَاء (ʔawliyāʔ), plural of وَلِيّ (waliyy).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /awˈliːja/
  • Hyphenation: aw‧lii‧ya

Noun

awlíiya m 

  1. (Islam) saint, prophet

Declension

Declension of awlíiya
absolutive awlíiya
predicative awlíiya
subjective awliiyí
genitive awliiyí
Postpositioned forms
l-case awlíiyal
k-case awlíiyak
t-case awlíiyat
h-case awlíiyah

References

  • E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “awliìya”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN
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