wali
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈwɑːliː/
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Arabic وَالٍ (wālin).
Noun
wali (plural walis)
- A provincial governor in certain Muslim contexts.
- 2007 November 2, Jane Perlez, “Militants Draw New Front Line Inside Pakistan”, in New York Times:
- For much of the last century, the mountainous region of Swat was ruled as a princely kingdom where a benign autocrat, the wali, bestowed schools for girls, health care for everyone and the chance to get a degree abroad for the talented.
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Alternative forms
- wāli; vali (Turkish contexts)
Coordinate terms
- sanjakbey, mutasarrif, kaymakam, mudir
Translations
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Etymology 2
From Arabic وَلِيّ (waliyy).
Noun
wali (plural walis)
- (Islam) A saint or prophet.
- 1974, Lawrence Durrell, Monsieur, Faber & Faber 1992, page 130:
- You see the shrine was founded in memory of a great Wali, seer, holy man – but apparently a Mohammedan.
- 1974, Lawrence Durrell, Monsieur, Faber & Faber 1992, page 130:
Anagrams
- wail, wila
Hausa
Etymology 1
From Arabic وَالِي (wālī).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /wáː.líː/
- (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [wáː.líː]
Noun
wālī m (possessed form wālin)
- vizier (a traditional title)
Etymology 2
See wàliyyī̀.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /wà.lîː/
- (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [wə̀.lîː]
Noun
wàlî m (possessed form wàlîn)
- Alternative form of wàliyyī̀
Descendants
- → Yoruba: wòlíì
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /wali/
- Hyphenation: wa‧li
Etymology 1
From Malay wali, from Arabic وَلِيّ (waliyy).
Noun
wali (first-person possessive waliku, second-person possessive walimu, third-person possessive walinya)
- custodian
- guardian
- (law, Indonesia) A person or institution legally responsible for a minor (in loco parentis).
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- (Islam) A saint.
- Synonym: orang suci
- plenipotentiary(Can we verify(+) this sense?)
Derived terms
- kewalian
- memperwalikan
- mewalikan
- perwalian
- wali Allah
- wali hakim
- wali kelas
- wali murid
- wali rumah
- wali sanga
Etymology 2
From Arabic وَالِي (wālī), of وَالٍ (wālin).
Noun
wali (first-person possessive waliku, second-person possessive walimu, third-person possessive walinya)
- A chief (of a territory)
- A provincial governor in certain Islamic countries; wali.
Derived terms
- wali kota
- wali nagari
- wali negara
- wali negeri
Etymology 3
From Old Javanese wali (“ritual requisites; ceremonial clothes”), bali (“tribute, offering”), from Sanskrit बलि (bali).
Noun
wali (first-person possessive waliku, second-person possessive walimu, third-person possessive walinya)
- (obsolete) yellow drapery for ceremonial use.
- small, sharp carving knife.
Noun
wali (first-person possessive waliku, second-person possessive walimu, third-person possessive walinya)
- clipping of rajawali (“peregrine falcon”).
Further reading
- “wali” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Kabyle
Verb
wali (intensive aorist ttwali, aorist iwali, preterite iwala, negative preterite iwala)
- to see
- Synonym: ẓer
- to watch
- Tettwalim tiliẓri ?
- Are you guys watching television?
- to think, consider
Old Javanese
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baliw.
Verb
wali
- to repeat
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈva.li/
- Rhymes: -ali
- Syllabification: wa‧li
Noun
wali m anim
- genitive plural of wal
- Synonym: walów
Verb
wali
- third-person singular present of walić
Sakizaya
Noun
wali
- east
Swahili
Etymology
From Malagasy vary (“uncooked rice”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
wali (u class, no plural)
- cooked rice
See also
- mchele (raw husked rice)
- mpunga (raw unhusked rice)
Noun
wali
- plural of mwali
See also
- (Cereals) nafaka; shayiri (“barley”), mahindi (“maize”), ulezi (“millet”), oti (“oats”), mchele (“husked rice”) / mpunga (“unhusked rice”) / wali (“cooked rice”), ngano nyekundu (“rye”), mtama (“sorghum”), ngano (“wheat”) (Category: sw:Grains) [edit]
Weri
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /wɑli/
Adjective
wali
- long
References
- Maurice Boxwell, Weri Organised Phonology Data (1992), p. 2