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ولي
ولي
See also: ولی
Arabic
Verb
وَلِيَ • (waliya) I, non-past يَلِي (yalī)
- to be close to, stand immediately by, be neighboring, follow close upon (transitive)
- to confine with (transitive)
- to depend, appertain
Conjugation
Conjugation of
وَلِيَ
(form-I assimilated+final-weak, verbal noun وَلْي) verbal noun الْمَصْدَر |
وَلْي
waly |
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active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل |
wālin |
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passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول |
مَوْلِيّ
mawliyy |
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active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم | ||||||||||||
singular الْمُفْرَد |
dual الْمُثَنَّى |
plural الْجَمْع |
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1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
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past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي |
m |
walītu |
walīta |
وَلِيَ
waliya |
وَلِيتُمَا
walītumā |
وَلِيَا
waliyā |
walīnā |
walītum |
walū |
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f |
walīti |
waliyat |
وَلِيَتَا
waliyatā |
walītunna |
walīna |
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non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع |
m |
ʾalī |
talī |
yalī |
تَلِيَانِ
taliyāni |
يَلِيَانِ
yaliyāni |
nalī |
talūna |
yalūna |
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f |
talīna |
talī |
تَلِيَانِ
taliyāni |
talīna |
yalīna |
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subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب |
m |
ʾaliya |
taliya |
yaliya |
تَلِيَا
taliyā |
يَلِيَا
yaliyā |
naliya |
talū |
yalū |
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f |
talī |
taliya |
تَلِيَا
taliyā |
talīna |
yalīna |
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jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم |
m |
ʾali |
tali |
yali |
تَلِيَا
taliyā |
يَلِيَا
yaliyā |
nali |
talū |
yalū |
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f |
talī |
tali |
تَلِيَا
taliyā |
talīna |
yalīna |
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imperative الْأَمْر |
m |
li |
لِيَا
liyā |
lū |
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f |
lī |
līna |
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passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول | ||||||||||||
singular الْمُفْرَد |
dual الْمُثَنَّى |
plural الْجَمْع |
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1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
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past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي |
m |
wulītu |
wulīta |
وُلِيَ
wuliya |
وُلِيتُمَا
wulītumā |
وُلِيَا
wuliyā |
wulīnā |
wulītum |
wulū |
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f |
wulīti |
wuliyat |
وُلِيَتَا
wuliyatā |
wulītunna |
wulīna |
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non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع |
m |
ʾūlā |
tūlā |
yūlā |
تُولَيَانِ
tūlayāni |
يُولَيَانِ
yūlayāni |
nūlā |
tūlawna |
yūlawna |
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f |
tūlayna |
tūlā |
تُولَيَانِ
tūlayāni |
tūlayna |
yūlayna |
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subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب |
m |
ʾūlā |
tūlā |
yūlā |
تُولَيَا
tūlayā |
يُولَيَا
yūlayā |
nūlā |
tūlaw |
yūlaw |
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f |
tūlay |
tūlā |
تُولَيَا
tūlayā |
tūlayna |
yūlayna |
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jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم |
m |
ʾūla |
tūla |
yūla |
تُولَيَا
tūlayā |
يُولَيَا
yūlayā |
nūla |
tūlaw |
yūlaw |
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f |
tūlay |
tūla |
تُولَيَا
tūlayā |
tūlayna |
yūlayna |
References
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “ولي”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen
Verb
وَلِيَ • (waliya) I, non-past يَلِي (yalī)
Conjugation
Conjugation of
وَلِيَ
(form-I assimilated+final-weak, verbal nouns وَلْي or وَلَاء or وَلَايَة) verbal nouns الْمَصَادِر |
waly or walāʾ or walāya |
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active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل |
wālin |
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passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول |
مَوْلِيّ
mawliyy |
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active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم | ||||||||||||
singular الْمُفْرَد |
dual الْمُثَنَّى |
plural الْجَمْع |
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1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
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past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي |
m |
walītu |
walīta |
وَلِيَ
waliya |
وَلِيتُمَا
walītumā |
وَلِيَا
waliyā |
walīnā |
walītum |
walū |
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f |
walīti |
waliyat |
وَلِيَتَا
waliyatā |
walītunna |
walīna |
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non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع |
m |
ʾalī |
talī |
yalī |
تَلِيَانِ
taliyāni |
يَلِيَانِ
yaliyāni |
nalī |
talūna |
yalūna |
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f |
talīna |
talī |
تَلِيَانِ
taliyāni |
talīna |
yalīna |
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subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب |
m |
ʾaliya |
taliya |
yaliya |
تَلِيَا
taliyā |
يَلِيَا
yaliyā |
naliya |
talū |
yalū |
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f |
talī |
taliya |
تَلِيَا
taliyā |
talīna |
yalīna |
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jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم |
m |
ʾali |
tali |
yali |
تَلِيَا
taliyā |
يَلِيَا
yaliyā |
nali |
talū |
yalū |
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f |
talī |
tali |
تَلِيَا
taliyā |
talīna |
yalīna |
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imperative الْأَمْر |
m |
li |
لِيَا
liyā |
lū |
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f |
lī |
līna |
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passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول | ||||||||||||
singular الْمُفْرَد |
dual الْمُثَنَّى |
plural الْجَمْع |
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1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
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past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي |
m |
wulītu |
wulīta |
وُلِيَ
wuliya |
وُلِيتُمَا
wulītumā |
وُلِيَا
wuliyā |
wulīnā |
wulītum |
wulū |
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f |
wulīti |
wuliyat |
وُلِيَتَا
wuliyatā |
wulītunna |
wulīna |
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non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع |
m |
ʾūlā |
tūlā |
yūlā |
تُولَيَانِ
tūlayāni |
يُولَيَانِ
yūlayāni |
nūlā |
tūlawna |
yūlawna |
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f |
tūlayna |
tūlā |
تُولَيَانِ
tūlayāni |
tūlayna |
yūlayna |
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subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب |
m |
ʾūlā |
tūlā |
yūlā |
تُولَيَا
tūlayā |
يُولَيَا
yūlayā |
nūlā |
tūlaw |
yūlaw |
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f |
tūlay |
tūlā |
تُولَيَا
tūlayā |
tūlayna |
yūlayna |
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jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم |
m |
ʾūla |
tūla |
yūla |
تُولَيَا
tūlayā |
يُولَيَا
yūlayā |
nūla |
tūlaw |
yūlaw |
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f |
tūlay |
tūla |
تُولَيَا
tūlayā |
tūlayna |
yūlayna |
References
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “ولي”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen
- Wehr, Hans (1979), “ولي”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, ISBN 0-87950-003-4
Verb
وَلِيَ • (waliya) I, non-past يَلِي (yalī)
- to administer, govern, be placed at the head of (transitive)
Conjugation
Conjugation of
وَلِيَ
(form-I assimilated+final-weak, verbal nouns وِلَايَة or وَلَايَة) verbal nouns الْمَصَادِر |
wilāya or walāya |
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active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل |
wālin |
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passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول |
مَوْلِيّ
mawliyy |
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active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم | ||||||||||||
singular الْمُفْرَد |
dual الْمُثَنَّى |
plural الْجَمْع |
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1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
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past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي |
m |
walītu |
walīta |
وَلِيَ
waliya |
وَلِيتُمَا
walītumā |
وَلِيَا
waliyā |
walīnā |
walītum |
walū |
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f |
walīti |
waliyat |
وَلِيَتَا
waliyatā |
walītunna |
walīna |
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non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع |
m |
ʾalī |
talī |
yalī |
تَلِيَانِ
taliyāni |
يَلِيَانِ
yaliyāni |
nalī |
talūna |
yalūna |
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f |
talīna |
talī |
تَلِيَانِ
taliyāni |
talīna |
yalīna |
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subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب |
m |
ʾaliya |
taliya |
yaliya |
تَلِيَا
taliyā |
يَلِيَا
yaliyā |
naliya |
talū |
yalū |
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f |
talī |
taliya |
تَلِيَا
taliyā |
talīna |
yalīna |
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jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم |
m |
ʾali |
tali |
yali |
تَلِيَا
taliyā |
يَلِيَا
yaliyā |
nali |
talū |
yalū |
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f |
talī |
tali |
تَلِيَا
taliyā |
talīna |
yalīna |
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imperative الْأَمْر |
m |
li |
لِيَا
liyā |
lū |
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f |
lī |
līna |
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passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول | ||||||||||||
singular الْمُفْرَد |
dual الْمُثَنَّى |
plural الْجَمْع |
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1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
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past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي |
m |
wulītu |
wulīta |
وُلِيَ
wuliya |
وُلِيتُمَا
wulītumā |
وُلِيَا
wuliyā |
wulīnā |
wulītum |
wulū |
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f |
wulīti |
wuliyat |
وُلِيَتَا
wuliyatā |
wulītunna |
wulīna |
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non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع |
m |
ʾūlā |
tūlā |
yūlā |
تُولَيَانِ
tūlayāni |
يُولَيَانِ
yūlayāni |
nūlā |
tūlawna |
yūlawna |
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f |
tūlayna |
tūlā |
تُولَيَانِ
tūlayāni |
tūlayna |
yūlayna |
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subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب |
m |
ʾūlā |
tūlā |
yūlā |
تُولَيَا
tūlayā |
يُولَيَا
yūlayā |
nūlā |
tūlaw |
yūlaw |
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f |
tūlay |
tūlā |
تُولَيَا
tūlayā |
tūlayna |
yūlayna |
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jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم |
m |
ʾūla |
tūla |
yūla |
تُولَيَا
tūlayā |
يُولَيَا
yūlayā |
nūla |
tūlaw |
yūlaw |
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f |
tūlay |
tūla |
تُولَيَا
tūlayā |
tūlayna |
yūlayna |
References
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “ولي”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen
Etymology 2
Noun
وَلْي • (waly) m
- verbal noun of وَلِيَ (waliya, “to be close to, be friends with, administer”) (form I)
- nearness, proximity, contiguity
- friendship
- government of a province
- shower after shower
Declension
Declension of noun وَلْي (waly)
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | وَلْي waly |
الْوَلْي al-waly |
وَلْي waly |
Nominative | وَلْيٌ walyun |
الْوَلْيُ al-walyu |
وَلْيُ walyu |
Accusative | وَلْيًا walyan |
الْوَلْيَ al-walya |
وَلْيَ walya |
Genitive | وَلْيٍ walyin |
الْوَلْيِ al-walyi |
وَلْيِ walyi |
References
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “ولي”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen
Etymology 3
Adjective
وَلِيّ • (waliyy) (feminine وَلِيَّة (waliyya), elative أَوْلَى (ʾawlā))
Declension
Declension of adjective وَلِيّ (waliyy)
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||
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basic singular triptote | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Informal | وَلِي walī |
الْوَلِي al-walī |
وَلِيَّة waliyya |
الْوَلِيَّة al-waliyya |
Nominative | وَلِيٌّ waliyyun |
الْوَلِيُّ al-waliyyu |
وَلِيَّةٌ waliyyatun |
الْوَلِيَّةُ al-waliyyatu |
Accusative | وَلِيًّا waliyyan |
الْوَلِيَّ al-waliyya |
وَلِيَّةً waliyyatan |
الْوَلِيَّةَ al-waliyyata |
Genitive | وَلِيٍّ waliyyin |
الْوَلِيِّ al-waliyyi |
وَلِيَّةٍ waliyyatin |
الْوَلِيَّةِ al-waliyyati |
Dual | Masculine | Feminine | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Informal | وَلِيَّيْن waliyyayn |
الْوَلِيَّيْن al-waliyyayn |
وَلِيَّتَيْن waliyyatayn |
الْوَلِيَّتَيْن al-waliyyatayn |
Nominative | وَلِيَّانِ waliyyāni |
الْوَلِيَّانِ al-waliyyāni |
وَلِيَّتَانِ waliyyatāni |
الْوَلِيَّتَانِ al-waliyyatāni |
Accusative | وَلِيَّيْنِ waliyyayni |
الْوَلِيَّيْنِ al-waliyyayni |
وَلِيَّتَيْنِ waliyyatayni |
الْوَلِيَّتَيْنِ al-waliyyatayni |
Genitive | وَلِيَّيْنِ waliyyayni |
الْوَلِيَّيْنِ al-waliyyayni |
وَلِيَّتَيْنِ waliyyatayni |
الْوَلِيَّتَيْنِ al-waliyyatayni |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine | ||
plural unknown | sound feminine plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Informal | ? ? |
? ? |
وَلِيَّات waliyyāt |
الْوَلِيَّات al-waliyyāt |
Nominative | ? ? |
? ? |
وَلِيَّاتٌ waliyyātun |
الْوَلِيَّاتُ al-waliyyātu |
Accusative | ? ? |
? ? |
وَلِيَّاتٍ waliyyātin |
الْوَلِيَّاتِ al-waliyyāti |
Genitive | ? ? |
? ? |
وَلِيَّاتٍ waliyyātin |
الْوَلِيَّاتِ al-waliyyāti |
References
- Wehr, Hans (1979), “ولي”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, ISBN 0-87950-003-4
Noun
وَلِيّ • (waliyy) m (plural أَوْلِيَاء (ʾawliyāʾ))
- relative, neighbor, friend, beloved one
- وَلِيّ الْعَهْد ― waliyy al-ʿahd ― heir apparent
- helper, protector, benefactor, patron, master
- administrator, bestower
- client, slave
- favorite
- (Islam) favorite with God
- (Islam) prophet, saint
Declension
Declension of noun وَلِيّ (waliyy)
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | وَلِي walī |
الْوَلِي al-walī |
وَلِي walī |
Nominative | وَلِيٌّ waliyyun |
الْوَلِيُّ al-waliyyu |
وَلِيُّ waliyyu |
Accusative | وَلِيًّا waliyyan |
الْوَلِيَّ al-waliyya |
وَلِيَّ waliyya |
Genitive | وَلِيٍّ waliyyin |
الْوَلِيِّ al-waliyyi |
وَلِيِّ waliyyi |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | وَلِيَّيْن waliyyayn |
الْوَلِيَّيْن al-waliyyayn |
وَلِيَّيْ waliyyay |
Nominative | وَلِيَّانِ waliyyāni |
الْوَلِيَّانِ al-waliyyāni |
وَلِيَّا waliyyā |
Accusative | وَلِيَّيْنِ waliyyayni |
الْوَلِيَّيْنِ al-waliyyayni |
وَلِيَّيْ waliyyay |
Genitive | وَلِيَّيْنِ waliyyayni |
الْوَلِيَّيْنِ al-waliyyayni |
وَلِيَّيْ waliyyay |
Plural | basic broken plural diptote | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | أَوْلِيَاء ʾawliyāʾ |
الْأَوْلِيَاء al-ʾawliyāʾ |
أَوْلِيَاء ʾawliyāʾ |
Nominative | أَوْلِيَاءُ ʾawliyāʾu |
الْأَوْلِيَاءُ al-ʾawliyāʾu |
أَوْلِيَاءُ ʾawliyāʾu |
Accusative | أَوْلِيَاءَ ʾawliyāʾa |
الْأَوْلِيَاءَ al-ʾawliyāʾa |
أَوْلِيَاءَ ʾawliyāʾa |
Genitive | أَوْلِيَاءَ ʾawliyāʾa |
الْأَوْلِيَاءِ al-ʾawliyāʾi |
أَوْلِيَاءِ ʾawliyāʾi |
References
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “ولي”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen