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وِلَايَة

province

Noun · feminineRoot و-ل-ي

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Plural
وِلَايَات
Verbal noun of
to be a friend

Most common words from the same root

Verb · Form I
to be a friend
Verb · Form I
to administer
Verb · Form I
to be close to
Verb · Form V
to take charge of
Verb · Form III
to be a friend
Verb · Form II
وَلَّى
to turn away

وِلَايَة in English

Noun · feminine

Verbal noun of وَلِيَ (to be a friend): the act or idea of the verb.

  1. province, governorate
  2. state (“political division of a federation retaining a degree of autonomy”)
    في بعض المواقع، تقديم خدمات التصويت في الانتخابات الفيدرالية الأسترالية وبعض انتخابات الولاياتin some locations, provide voting services for Australian federal and some state elections2023 October 10, “ميثاق الخدمات القنصلية [Consular Services Charter]”, in Smartraveller, Barton, Australian Capital Territory: Department of Foreign Affairs and
  3. authority uncountable
  4. the religious authority of the chosen imams (whose acceptance is the fundamental dogma of Shiism)

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

to be a friend, assistant, helper

وَلَايَة
Verbal noun
authority
وَلْي
Verbal noun
nearness
وَلَاء
Verbal noun
وَالٍ
Active participle
wali
مَوْلِيّ
Passive participle
وَلِيَ · present يَلِي

to administer, govern, be placed at the head of

Verbal noun
province
وَلَايَة
Verbal noun
وَالٍ
Active participle
مَوْلِيّ
Passive participle
وَلِيَ · present يَلِي

to be close to, stand immediately by, be neighboring, follow close upon (transitive); to follow; to confine with (transitive)

وَلْي
Verbal noun
وَالٍ
Active participle
مَوْلِيّ
Passive participle
وَلَّى · present يُوَلِّي

to turn away (from); to assign to, to appoint for, to commission with

تَوْلِيَة
Verbal noun
مُوَلٍّ
Active participle
مُوَلًّى
Passive participle
وَالَى · present يُوَالِي

to be a friend, a helper, a supporter, a patron, a protector; to help, aid, assist; to follow immediately, to be subsequent

مُوَالَاة
Verbal noun
مُوَالٍ
Active participle
supporter
مُوَالٍ
Active participle · Adjective
loyal
مُوَالًى
Passive participle
أَوْلَى · present يُولِي
Form IV · Causative

to entrust to

إِيلَاء
Verbal noun
مُولٍ
Active participle
مُولًى
Passive participle
تَوَلَّى · present يَتَوَلَّى

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
Verbal noun
مُتَوَلٍّ
Active participle
one entrusted with something
مُتَوَلًّى
Passive participle
تَوَالَى · present يَتَوَالَى
Form VI · Mutual action

to occur successively

تَوَالٍ
Verbal noun
مُتَوَالٍ
Active participle · Adjective
successive
مُتَوَالٍ
Active participle
Mutawali
مُتَوَالًى
Passive participle
اِسْتَوْلَى · present يَسْتَوْلِي

to seize, to take possession of; to confiscate, to appropriate; to overpower, to overwhelm

اِسْتِيلَاء
Verbal noun
takeover
مُسْتَوْلٍ
Active participle · Adjective
seizing
مُسْتَوْلًى
Passive participle
إِلْيَة
Noun · f.
closeness
مَوْلًى
Noun · m.
chief
وَلِيّ
Noun · m.
one of the most beautiful Names of God: The Protector
أَوْلَى
Adjective
worthier
وَلِيّ
Adjective
near

وِلَايَة: plural and other forms

Singularوِلَايَة
Pluralوِلَايَات

وِلَايَة in a sentence

Dictionary examples

state

في بعض المواقع، تقديم خدمات التصويت في الانتخابات الفيدرالية الأسترالية وبعض انتخابات الولاياتin some locations, provide voting services for Australian federal and some state elections2023 October 10, “ميثاق الخدمات القنصلية [Consular Services Charter]”, in Smartraveller, Barton, Australian Capital Territory: Department of Foreign Affairs and

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