مولى
Arabic
Etymology
From the root و ل ي (w-l-y).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maw.lan/
Noun
مَوْلًى • (mawlan) m (plural مَوَالٍ (mawālin))
- chief; lord; master
- patron; client
Declension
Declension of noun مَوْلًى (mawlan)
Singular | singular in ـًى (-an) | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | مَوْلَى mawlā | الْمَوْلَى al-mawlā | مَوْلَى mawlā |
Nominative | مَوْلًى mawlan | الْمَوْلَى al-mawlā | مَوْلَى mawlā |
Accusative | مَوْلًى mawlan | الْمَوْلَى al-mawlā | مَوْلَى mawlā |
Genitive | مَوْلًى mawlan | الْمَوْلَى al-mawlā | مَوْلَى mawlā |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | مَوْلَيَيْن mawlayayn | الْمَوْلَيَيْن al-mawlayayn | مَوْلَيَيْ mawlayay |
Nominative | مَوْلَيَانِ mawlayāni | الْمَوْلَيَانِ al-mawlayāni | مَوْلَيَا mawlayā |
Accusative | مَوْلَيَيْنِ mawlayayni | الْمَوْلَيَيْنِ al-mawlayayni | مَوْلَيَيْ mawlayay |
Genitive | مَوْلَيَيْنِ mawlayayni | الْمَوْلَيَيْنِ al-mawlayayni | مَوْلَيَيْ mawlayay |
Plural | broken plural diptote in ـٍ (-in) | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | مَوَالِي mawālī | الْمَوَالِي al-mawālī | مَوَالِي mawālī |
Nominative | مَوَالٍ mawālin | الْمَوَالِي al-mawālī | مَوَالِي mawālī |
Accusative | مَوَالِيَ mawāliya | الْمَوَالِيَ al-mawāliya | مَوَالِيَ mawāliya |
Genitive | مَوَالٍ mawālin | الْمَوَالِي al-mawālī | مَوَالِي mawālī |
References
- Wehr, Hans (1979), “ولي”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN