وَلَايَة
authority
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Also written ولي: وَلِيَ (to administer) · وَلِيَ (to be close to)
Highlights
Present tense
يَلِي
Verbal nouns
وَلْي، وَلَاء، وَلَايَة
Active participle
وَالٍ
Passive participle
مَوْلِيّ
Most common words from the same root
وَلِيَ in English
Verb · Form I
- to be a friend, assistant, helper
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
وَلِيَ conjugation
Active voice. Present, subjunctive and jussive are the three moods of the non-past.
| Pronoun | Past | Present | Subjunctive | Jussive | Imperative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| أَنَا I | وَلِيتُ | أَلِي | أَلِيَ | أَلِ | — |
| أَنْتَ you (m.) | وَلِيتَ | تَلِي | تَلِيَ | تَلِ | لِ |
| أَنْتِ you (f.) | وَلِيتِ | تَلِينَ | تَلِي | تَلِي | لِي |
| هُوَ he | وَلِيَ | يَلِي | يَلِيَ | يَلِ | — |
| هِيَ she | وَلِيَتْ | تَلِي | تَلِيَ | تَلِ | — |
| أَنْتُمَا you two | وَلِيتُمَا | تَلِيَانِ | تَلِيَا | تَلِيَا | لِيَا |
| هُمَا they two (m.) | وَلِيَا | يَلِيَانِ | يَلِيَا | يَلِيَا | — |
| هُمَا they two (f.) | وَلِيَتَا | تَلِيَانِ | تَلِيَا | تَلِيَا | — |
| نَحْنُ we | وَلِينَا | نَلِي | نَلِيَ | نَلِ | — |
| أَنْتُمْ you all (m.) | وَلِيتُمْ | تَلُونَ | تَلُوا | تَلُوا | لُوا |
| أَنْتُنَّ you all (f.) | وَلِيتُنَّ | تَلِينَ | تَلِينَ | تَلِينَ | لِينَ |
| هُمْ they (m.) | وَلُوا | يَلُونَ | يَلُوا | يَلُوا | — |
| هُنَّ they (f.) | وَلِينَ | يَلِينَ | يَلِينَ | يَلِينَ | — |
| Verbal noun | وَلْي، وَلَاء، وَلَايَة |
|---|---|
| Active participle | وَالٍ |
| Passive participle | مَوْلِيّ |
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