ولاية

Arabic

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

From the root و ل ي (w-l-y).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /wi.laː.ja/

Noun

وِلَايَة or وَلَايَة (wilāya or walāya) f (plural وِلَايَات (wilāyāt) or وَلَايَات (walāyāt))

  1. verbal noun of وَلِيَ (waliya) (form I)
  2. province, governorate, state, country
Declension

References

  • Wehr, Hans (1979), ولي”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
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