# ولي
## Arabic
### Etymology 1.1
#### Verb

وَلِيَ • (waliya) I (non-past يَلِي (yalī), verbal noun وَلْي (waly))
* to be close to, stand immediately by, be neighboring, follow close upon (transitive)
* to follow
    Antonym: سَبَقَ (sabaqa)
    يَلِي ٱلْعَدَدَ ٢ ٱلْعَدَدُ ٣ وَيَسْبِقُهُ ٱلْعَدَدُ ١.yalī l-ʕadada 2 l-ʕadadu 3 wa-yasbiquhu l-ʕadadu 1.The number 2 is followed by the number 3 and preceded by the number 1.
    مَجَالَات بحثي المتخصص هي كما يلي: التصوّف وتاريخ الوحي القرآني وتفسير القرآن.My specialized research areas are as follows: Sufism, history of the Quranic revelation, and Quranic interpretation.[translit?]
* to confine with (transitive)
* to depend, appertain

##### 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), verbal noun وَلْي (waly) or وَلَاء (walāʔ) or وَلَايَة (walāya))
* to be a friend, assistant, helper

##### 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

#### Verb

وَلِيَ • (waliya) I (non-past يَلِي (yalī), verbal noun وِلَايَة (wilāya) or وَلَايَة (walāya))
* (transitive) to administer, govern, be placed at the head of

##### References

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

### Etymology 1.2
#### 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

##### References

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

### Etymology 1.3
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /wa.lijj/
* Rhymes: -ijj

#### Adjective

وَلِيّ • (waliyy) (feminine وَلِيَّة (waliyya), elative أَوْلَى (ʔawlā))
* near
* adjacent

##### References

* Wehr, Hans (1979) “ولي”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

#### Noun

وَلِيّ • (waliyy) m (plural أَوْلِيَاء (ʔawliyāʔ))
* (Islam) one of the most beautiful Names of God: The Protector
* (Islam) prophet, saint
* relative, neighbor, friend, beloved one
    وَلِيّ الْعَهْد ― waliyy al-ʕahd ― heir apparent
* helper, protector, benefactor, patron, master
* administrator, bestower
* client, slave
* favorite

##### Descendants

* → Azerbaijani: Vəli
* → English: wali
* → Ottoman Turkish: ولی (veli)
** Turkish: veli
* → Classical Persian: وَلِی (walī)
** → Bengali: ওলি (ōli)
** → Hindustani:
*** Hindi: वली (valī)
*** Urdu: ولی (valī)
(via plural form أَوْلِيَاء (ʔawliyāʔ))
* → Afar: awliiya
* → Bashkir: әүлиә (əwliə)
* → Kumyk: авлия (awliya)
* → Indonesian: Aulia
* → Classical Persian: اَوْلِیَاء (awliyā')
** → Bengali: আউলিয়া (auliẏa)
** → Hindustani:
*** Hindi: औलिया (auliyā)
*** Urdu: اَولِیَا (auliyā)
** → Kazakh: әулие (äulie)
** → Turkmen: öwlüýä
** → Uzbek: avliyo
* → Ottoman Turkish: اولیا (evliya)
** Turkish: evliya

##### References

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