والى

See also: والي‎ and والی‎

Arabic

Etymology

From the root و ل ي‎ (w-l-y); compare وَلِيَ‎ (waliya, “to be near, to govern”).

Verb

وَالَى • (wālā) III, non-past يُوَالِي‎‎ (yuwālī)

  1. (transitive) to sponsor
  2. (transitive) to keep doing

Conjugation

References

  • Mace, John (2007), “والى”, in Arabic Verbs, New York: Hippocrene Books, Inc., →ISBN
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