وال

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

Declension of noun وَالٍ (wālin)

Singular	singular triptote in ـٍ (-in)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	وَالِي‎ wālī	الْوَالِي‎ al-wālī	وَالِي‎ wālī
Nominative	وَالٍ wālin	الْوَالِي‎ al-wālī	وَالِي‎ wālī
Accusative	وَالِيًا‎ wāliyan	الْوَالِيَ‎ al-wāliya	وَالِيَ‎ wāliya
Genitive	وَالٍ wālin	الْوَالِي‎ al-wālī	وَالِي‎ wālī
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	وَالِيَيْن‎ wāliyayn	الْوَالِيَيْن‎ al-wāliyayn	وَالِيَيْ‎ wāliyay
Nominative	وَالِيَانِ‎ wāliyāni	الْوَالِيَانِ‎ al-wāliyāni	وَالِيَا‎ wāliyā
Accusative	وَالِيَيْنِ‎ wāliyayni	الْوَالِيَيْنِ‎ al-wāliyayni	وَالِيَيْ‎ wāliyay
Genitive	وَالِيَيْنِ‎ wāliyayni	الْوَالِيَيْنِ‎ al-wāliyayni	وَالِيَيْ‎ wāliyay
Plural	broken plural triptote in ـَاة (-āh)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	وُلَاة‎ wulāt	الْوُلَاة‎ al-wulāt	وُلَاة‎ wulāt
Nominative	وُلَاةٌ‎ wulātun	الْوُلَاةُ‎ al-wulātu	وُلَاةُ‎ wulātu
Accusative	وُلَاةً‎ wulātan	الْوُلَاةَ‎ al-wulāta	وُلَاةَ‎ wulāta
Genitive	وُلَاةٍ‎ wulātin	الْوُلَاةِ‎ al-wulāti	وُلَاةِ‎ wulāti

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “وال”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎, London: W.H. Allen

Verb

وَالِ • (wāli) (form III)

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

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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)