ولی

See also: ولي‎ and ولى‎

Persian

Etymology 1

A clipped form of Classical Persian ‎ (valēkin), from Arabic وَ‎ (wa, “and”) and لٰكِن‎ (lākin, “but”) (with the long vowel shifted by imāla).

Pronunciation

(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /ˈvæliː/

Conjunction

ولی • (vali)

but

Etymology 2

From Arabic وَلِيّ‎ (waliyy), from the root و ل ي‎ (w-l-y).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /waˈliː/

(Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /waˈliː/

(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /væˈliː/

(Tajik) IPA^(key): /vaˈli/

Noun

ولی • (vali) (plural اولیاء‎)

Derived terms

ولی فقیه‎ (vali-ye faqih)

See also

اما‎ (ammâ)

Urdu

Etymology

From Persian ‎ (vali), from Arabic وَلِيّ‎ (waliyy).

Noun

ولی • (valī) m (plural اولیا‎, Hindi spelling वली)

(Islam) favorite with God
(Islam) prophet, saint
master, lord, defender, guardian, friend

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