औलिया
Hindi
Etymology
From Classical Persian اولیاء (awliyā), from Arabic أَوْلِيَاء (ʾawliyāʾ), plural of وَلِيّ (waliyy).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɔː.lɪ.jɑː/, [ɔː.l̪i.jäː]
Noun
औलिया • (auliyā) m
- (Islam) apostle, saint
Declension
Declension of औलिया (masc unmarked ā-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | औलिया auliyā | औलिया auliyā |
| oblique | औलिया auliyā | औलियाओं auliyāõ |
| vocative | औलिया auliyā | औलियाओ auliyāo |
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) , “औलिया”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Bahri, Hardev (1960) Persian Influence on Hindi, Allahabad, India: Bharati Press, page 23