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).

Noun

وَالٍ (wālin) m (construct state وَالِي (wālī), plural وُلَاة (wulāh))

  1. regent, governor, prefect of a province (وِلَايَة (wilāya))
Declension
References

Verb

وَالِ (wāli) (form III)

  1. second-person masculine singular active imperative of وَالَى (wālā)

Persian

Alternative forms

  • اوال (avâl), افال (afâl) (obsolete)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *(s)káras, from Proto-Iranian *(s)káras, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kʷálos. Compare Avestan 𐬐𐬀𐬭𐬀 (kara, kind of fish).

Noun

وال (vâl) (plural وال‌ها (vâl-hâ))

  1. whale
  2. sperm whale

Descendants

  • Ottoman Turkish: وال (val)

Saraiki

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit वाल (vāla)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vaːl/

Noun

وال (vāl) m

  1. hair
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