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Arabic dictionary

Dictionary Habib Anthony Salmone, An Advanced Learner's Arabic-English Dictionary (1889)

Entry ولي

وَلِيَ a. [ يَلِي] (n. ac. وَلْي) see supra (a)b.(n. ac. وَلَاْيَة وِلَاْيَة) [acc. or 'Ala], Was set over; ruled, governed, swayed. c.(n. ac. وَلَآء [] وَلَاْيَة), Was the friend of; befriended, helped; leagued with. d. [acc. or 'Ala], Defended, protected, championed. e. [pass. وُلِيَ ], Was watered by early rain (land). وَلَّيَa. Made ruler &c. over, set over; intrusted, charged with; nominated, appointed to. b. [acc. or 'An], Turned from; turned ( the back ); fled from. c. Placed behind ( his back ). d. Dried up (dates). وَاْلَيَ a. [acc.] see (وَلِيَ) (c), (d). c. [acc. or Bain], Continued, pursued, proceeded with; did simultaneously; combined. d. Separated (sheep). أَوْلَيَa. see II (a)b. [acc. & 'Ala], Made guardian of (orphan). c. Conferred, bestowed upon ( a favour ). d. Brought, drew near; made to approach. e. Tied (water-skin). تَوَلَّيَa. Was charged, intrusted with; was invested with; ruled governed, administered; managed. b. [acc. & Bi], Subdued by. c. ['An], Turned, fled from; discontinued. d. ['Ala], Assumed authority over. e. Made a friend of. تَوَاْلَيَa. Followed, succeeded each other; was continuous. b. see II (d) إِسْتَوْلَيَ a. ['Ala], Mastered; dominated; gained possession of; domineered over. b. ['Ala], Hit ( the mark ). وَلْيa. Nearness, proximity; contiguity; adjacency. b. Near, adjacent; contiguous. c. Neighbour. d. Early rain. وَلَوِيّ [] a. Showery. أَوْلَى [] (pl. أَوْلُوْنأَوَالٍ [] ) a. [Bi], Worthier of; fitter for; nearer to. أَوْلَوِيّ [] a. see 14 مَوْلًى [] (pl. مَوَالِي [] ) a. Lord, master. b. Protector, defender; champion; patron. c. Friend, companion. d. Ally, partisan, adherent. e. Relative, kinsman: son-in-law; uncle &c. f. Freedman. g. Neighbour. h. Servant; slave; dependant. وَالٍ (pl. وُلَاة [] ) a. Governor; prefect; ruler; regent. وَلَآء [] a. Relationship, kinship; consanguinity; propinquity. b. Relatives, kindred. c. Government, rule, prefecture, prefectship. d. Right of succession to the inheritance of a freedman. e. Help; friendship. f. see 1 (a) وَلَآءَة [] a. see 22t (a) وَلَايَة [] a. Province, government, jurisdiction; country; district. b. see 22 (a) (d), (e). وِلَآء [] a. see 1 (a)b. Continuity; consecutiveness. وِلَايَة [] a. Government, administration; governorship; authority supremacy, sway; sovereignty. c. see 22 (a) (c), (e) & وَلَاْيَة (a). وَلِيّ [] (pl. أَوْلِيَآء [] ) a. Beloved; friend; favourite. b. Benefactor; patron. c. see 17 (a) (b), (c), (d). g. Client; protégé. h. see 1 (b)i. ( pl. أَوْلِيَة [] ) a. see 1 (c)j. [ coll. ], Saint. وَلِيَّة [] a. fem. of وَلِيّb. ( pl. reg. & وَلَايَا ) Saddle-cloth, cushion. c. Portion of food set apart for a guest. d. see 22t (a) مَوْلِيّ [ N. P. a. I], مَوْلِيَّة Minor ward. تَوْلِيَة [ N. Ac. a. II], Investiture, nomination, appointment. b. Cession, transfer of a purchase. مُوَالٍ [ N. Ag. a. III ], (pl. مُوَالُوْن), Helper, aider. b. see 17 (b) مُتَوَلٍّ [ N. Ag. a. V], Governor, ruler. تَوَلٍّ [ N. Ac. a. V], Authority, jurisdiction. b. Nearness. مُتَوَالٍ [ N. Ag. a. VI], Successive, consecutive, continuous. b. (pl. مَتَاوِلَة), Shiite. تَوَالٍ [ N. Ac. a. VI] see 23 (b) وُلْيَا (pl. وُلًى [ ]a. وُلْيَيَات ), fem. of أَوْلَيُ (a). مَوْلَاة a. Lady, mistress. مَوْلَوِيّ a. Supreme; sovereign. مَوْلَوِيَّة a. Supremacy, lordship, suzerainty; seigniory. وَليّ اللّٰه a. The friend of God. وَلِيّ العَهْد a. The heir apparent. وَلِيّ النِّعَم a. Recipient of favours. دَار وَلِيَّة a. Next door. وِلَآءً a. علَى وِلَآءٍ Consecutively, one after another. أَوْلَى لَهُ a. Woe betide him ! هُمْ وَلَآء a. They are related. هُمْ عَلَىَّ وَلَايَة وَاحِدَة a. They are in league against me. مَا أَوْلَاهُ مَعْرُوْفًا a. How benevolent he is !