# vali
## English
### Etymology

From Turkish vali, from Arabic وَالٍ (wālin). Compare English vilayet.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /vɑːˈlɪː/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)

### Noun

vali (plural valis)
* Alternative form of wali

### Anagrams

* LAIV, Vail, Vial, Vila, vail, vial, vila

## Äiwoo
### Verb

vali
* to beat (to make noise; e.g. a drum)

### References

* Ross, M. & Næss, Å. (2007) “An Oceanic origin for Äiwoo, the language of the Reef Islands?”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 46, number 2. Cited in: "Äiwoo" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271–283.

## Aromanian
### Alternative forms

* vale

### Etymology

From Latin vallis, vallem. Compare Romanian vale.

### Noun

vali f (plural vãljuri, definite articulation valea)
* valley

#### Synonyms

* clincã, trap

#### Derived terms

* vãlicã

## Cornish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Middle English valey, from Anglo-Norman valey.

### Noun

vali m or f (plural valis)
* valley

#### Usage notes

* Given as feminine in An Gerlyver Meur, but masculine elsewhere.

#### Synonyms

* nans

### References

* ↑ 2020, An Gerlyver Meur, ed. Dr Ken George (3rd edition, p.657)

## Galician
### Verb

vali
* (reintegrationist norm) first-person singular preterite indicative of valer

## Ido
### Noun

vali
* plural of valo

## Italian
### Verb

vali
* inflection of valere:
** second-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

### Anagrams

* alvi, lavi

## Latvian
### Noun

vali m
* vocative/accusative/instrumental singular of valis

## Megleno-Romanian
### Etymology

From Latin vallem. Compare Romanian vale.

### Noun

vali f
* valley

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Noun

[vali n]
* definite plural of val

## Old Norse
### Noun

vali
* inflection of valr:
** dative singular
** accusative plural

## Portuguese
### Verb

vali
* first-person singular preterite indicative of valer

## Swahili
### Etymology

Borrowed from English valve.

### Pronunciation

* Audio (Kenya):(file)

### Noun

vali class IX (plural vali class X)
* valve
    Synonym: valvu

## Tokelauan
### Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *wali. Cognates include Samoan vali and Tuvaluan vali.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈva.li]
* Hyphenation: va‧li

### Noun

vali
* paint, dye

### Verb

vali
* (transitive) to paint

#### Derived terms

* valivali

### References

* R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎, Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 424

## Turkish
### Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish والی (vali), from Arabic وَالٍ (wālin).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /vaː.li/
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

vali (definite accusative valiyi, plural valiler)
* governor

#### Declension

singular
plural
nominative
vali
valiler
definite accusative
valiyi
valileri
dative
valiye
valilere
locative
valide
valilerde
ablative
validen
valilerden
genitive
valinin
valilerin
Possessive forms
nominative
singular
plural
1st singular
valim
valilerim
2nd singular
valin
valilerin
3rd singular
valisi
valileri
1st plural
valimiz
valilerimiz
2nd plural
valiniz
valileriniz
3rd plural
valileri
valileri
definite accusative
singular
plural
1st singular
valimi
valilerimi
2nd singular
valini
valilerini
3rd singular
valisini
valilerini
1st plural
valimizi
valilerimizi
2nd plural
valinizi
valilerinizi
3rd plural
valilerini
valilerini
dative
singular
plural
1st singular
valime
valilerime
2nd singular
valine
valilerine
3rd singular
valisine
valilerine
1st plural
valimize
valilerimize
2nd plural
valinize
valilerinize
3rd plural
valilerine
valilerine
locative
singular
plural
1st singular
valimde
valilerimde
2nd singular
valinde
valilerinde
3rd singular
valisinde
valilerinde
1st plural
valimizde
valilerimizde
2nd plural
valinizde
valilerinizde
3rd plural
valilerinde
valilerinde
ablative
singular
plural
1st singular
valimden
valilerimden
2nd singular
valinden
valilerinden
3rd singular
valisinden
valilerinden
1st plural
valimizden
valilerimizden
2nd plural
valinizden
valilerinizden
3rd plural
valilerinden
valilerinden
genitive
singular
plural
1st singular
valimin
valilerimin
2nd singular
valinin
valilerinin
3rd singular
valisinin
valilerinin
1st plural
valimizin
valilerimizin
2nd plural
valinizin
valilerinizin
3rd plural
valilerinin
valilerinin :

#### Derived terms

* valilik

#### Related terms

* velayet
* vilayet

### References

* Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “vali”, in Nişanyan Sözlük