وال
Arabic
Etymology 1
Derived from the active participle of وَلِيَ (waliya, “to administer, to govern”), from the root و ل ي (w-l-y).
Declension
Declension of noun وَالٍ (wālin)
| Singular | singular triptote in ـٍ (-in) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | وَالِي wālī |
الْوَالِي al-wālī |
وَالِي wālī |
| Nominative | وَالٍ wālin |
الْوَالِي al-wālī |
وَالِي wālī |
| Accusative | وَالِيًا wāliyan |
الْوَالِيَ al-wāliya |
وَالِيَ wāliya |
| Genitive | وَالٍ wālin |
الْوَالِي al-wālī |
وَالِي wālī |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | وَالِيَيْن wāliyayn |
الْوَالِيَيْن al-wāliyayn |
وَالِيَيْ wāliyay |
| Nominative | وَالِيَانِ wāliyāni |
الْوَالِيَانِ al-wāliyāni |
وَالِيَا wāliyā |
| Accusative | وَالِيَيْنِ wāliyayni |
الْوَالِيَيْنِ al-wāliyayni |
وَالِيَيْ wāliyay |
| Genitive | وَالِيَيْنِ wāliyayni |
الْوَالِيَيْنِ al-wāliyayni |
وَالِيَيْ wāliyay |
| Plural | broken plural triptote in ـَاة (-āh) | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | وُلَاة wulāt |
الْوُلَاة al-wulāt |
وُلَاة wulāt |
| Nominative | وُلَاةٌ wulātun |
الْوُلَاةُ al-wulātu |
وُلَاةُ wulātu |
| Accusative | وُلَاةً wulātan |
الْوُلَاةَ al-wulāta |
وُلَاةَ wulāta |
| Genitive | وُلَاةٍ wulātin |
الْوُلَاةِ al-wulāti |
وُلَاةِ wulāti |
References
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “وال”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen
Persian
Alternative forms
- (obsolete) اوال (avâl)
- (obsolete) افال (afâl)
Etymology
Perhaps from Middle Iranian *wāl.
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