وَلَايَة
authority
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Highlights
Present tense
يُوَالِي
Verbal noun
مُوَالَاة
Active participle
مُوَالٍ
Passive participle
مُوَالًى
Most common words from the same root
وَالَى in English
Verb · Form III
- to be a friend, a helper, a supporter, a patron, a protector
- to help, aid, assist
- to follow immediately, to be subsequent
- to sponsor transitive
- to keep doing, to do constantly transitive
Word origin
Compare وَلِيَ (waliya, “to be near, to govern”).
Words from the root و-ل-ي
Arabic verbs come in forms; each form's nouns are listed under its verb. See the whole root on one page →
وَلِيَ
· present يَلِي
Form I · The plain action
to be a friend, assistant, helper
وَلْي
nearness
وَلَاء
وَالٍ
wali
مَوْلِيّ
وَلِيَ
· present يَلِي
Form I · The plain action
to administer, govern, be placed at the head of
وَلِيَ
· present يَلِي
Form I · The plain action
to be close to, stand immediately by, be neighboring, follow close upon (transitive); to follow; to confine with (transitive)
وَلْي
وَالٍ
مَوْلِيّ
وَلَّى
· present يُوَلِّي
Form II · Causative or intensive
to turn away (from); to assign to, to appoint for, to commission with
تَوْلِيَة
مُوَلٍّ
مُوَلًّى
وَالَى
· present يُوَالِي
Form III · Done to or with someone
to be a friend, a helper, a supporter, a patron, a protector; to help, aid, assist; to follow immediately, to be subsequent
مُوَالَاة
مُوَالٍ
supporter
مُوَالٍ
loyal
مُوَالًى
تَوَلَّى
· present يَتَوَلَّى
Form V · Reflexive of Form II
to take charge of, to take control of; to be invested with power (by a superior), to govern, to administer; to be nominated, be appointed
تَوَلٍّ
مُتَوَلٍّ
one entrusted with something
مُتَوَلًّى
تَوَالَى
· present يَتَوَالَى
Form VI · Mutual action
to occur successively
تَوَالٍ
مُتَوَالٍ
successive
مُتَوَالٍ
Mutawali
مُتَوَالًى
اِسْتَوْلَى
· present يَسْتَوْلِي
Form X · Seeking or considering
to seize, to take possession of; to confiscate, to appropriate; to overpower, to overwhelm
اِسْتِيلَاء
takeover
مُسْتَوْلٍ
seizing
مُسْتَوْلًى
إِلْيَة
closeness
مَوْلًى
chief
وَلِيّ
one of the most beautiful Names of God: The Protector
أَوْلَى
worthier
وَلِيّ
near
وَالَى conjugation
Active voice. Present, subjunctive and jussive are the three moods of the non-past.
| Pronoun | Past | Present | Subjunctive | Jussive | Imperative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| أَنَا I | وَالَيْتُ | أُوَالِي | أُوَالِيَ | أُوَالِ | — |
| أَنْتَ you (m.) | وَالَيْتَ | تُوَالِي | تُوَالِيَ | تُوَالِ | وَالِ |
| أَنْتِ you (f.) | وَالَيْتِ | تُوَالِينَ | تُوَالِي | تُوَالِي | وَالِي |
| هُوَ he | وَالَى | يُوَالِي | يُوَالِيَ | يُوَالِ | — |
| هِيَ she | وَالَتْ | تُوَالِي | تُوَالِيَ | تُوَالِ | — |
| أَنْتُمَا you two | وَالَيْتُمَا | تُوَالِيَانِ | تُوَالِيَا | تُوَالِيَا | وَالِيَا |
| هُمَا they two (m.) | وَالَيَا | يُوَالِيَانِ | يُوَالِيَا | يُوَالِيَا | — |
| هُمَا they two (f.) | وَالَتَا | تُوَالِيَانِ | تُوَالِيَا | تُوَالِيَا | — |
| نَحْنُ we | وَالَيْنَا | نُوَالِي | نُوَالِيَ | نُوَالِ | — |
| أَنْتُمْ you all (m.) | وَالَيْتُمْ | تُوَالُونَ | تُوَالُوا | تُوَالُوا | وَالُوا |
| أَنْتُنَّ you all (f.) | وَالَيْتُنَّ | تُوَالِينَ | تُوَالِينَ | تُوَالِينَ | وَالِينَ |
| هُمْ they (m.) | وَالَوْا | يُوَالُونَ | يُوَالُوا | يُوَالُوا | — |
| هُنَّ they (f.) | وَالَيْنَ | يُوَالِينَ | يُوَالِينَ | يُوَالِينَ | — |
| Verbal noun | مُوَالَاة |
|---|---|
| Active participle | مُوَالٍ |
| Passive participle | مُوَالًى |
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