"ولی" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Ottoman Turkish]

Forms: veli [romanization], اولیا [plural]
Etymology: From Arabic وَلِيّ (waliyy). Etymology templates: {{der|ota|ar|وَلِيّ}} Arabic وَلِيّ (waliyy), {{root|ota|ar|و ل ي}} Head templates: {{head|ota|noun|plural|اولیا|f1tr=evliya|tr=veli}} ولی • (veli) (plural اولیا (evliya))
  1. parent; close relative
    Sense id: en-ولی-ota-noun-tBKM4TTm
  2. close friend; trusted companion
    Sense id: en-ولی-ota-noun-dM3JdO8d
  3. guardian (person with quasi-parental authority)
    Sense id: en-ولی-ota-noun-iGDVbwd9 Categories (other): Ottoman Turkish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Ottoman Turkish entries with incorrect language header: 2 22 50 26
  4. saint
    Sense id: en-ولی-ota-noun-i0m9omBv

Conjunction [Persian]

IPA: [ˈwa.leː] [Classical-Persian], [wǽ.leː] [Dari, formal], [wǽ.leː] [Dari, formal], [wǽ.leː] [Kabuli], [wǽ.leː] (note: Hazaragi), [vǽ.liː] [Iran, formal], [vǽ.le] [Tajik, formal] Forms: vali [romanization]
Etymology: From earlier ولیکن (walēkin), from Arabic وَلٰكِن (walākin) or a conjugation of و (wa) and لیکن (lēkin) from Arabic لٰكِن (lākin). Etymology templates: {{m|fa|fa-cls|ولیکن|tr=walēkin}} ولیکن (walēkin), {{der|fa|ar|وَلٰكِن}} Arabic وَلٰكِن (walākin), {{m|fa-cls|و|tr=wa}} و (wa), {{m|fa-cls|لیکن|tr=lēkin}} لیکن (lēkin), {{m+|ar|لٰكِن}} Arabic لٰكِن (lākin) Head templates: {{head|fa|conjunction|tr=vali}} ولی • (vali)
  1. but Related terms: لیکن (lēkin) [Classical, Dari], اما (ammâ)
    Sense id: en-ولی-fa-conj-zcKZN4hx
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [Persian]

IPA: [wa.ˈliː] [Classical-Persian], [wä.líː] [Dari, formal], [wä.líː] [Dari, formal], [wä.líː] [Kabuli], [wä.lí] (note: Hazaragi), [væ.líː] [Iran, formal], [vä.lí] [Tajik, formal] Forms: vali [romanization], اولیاء [plural]
Etymology: From Arabic وَلِيّ (waliyy), from the root و ل ي (w-l-y). Etymology templates: {{bor|fa|ar|وَلِيّ}} Arabic وَلِيّ (waliyy), {{ar-root|و ل ي|nocat=1}} و ل ي (w-l-y) Head templates: {{head|fa|noun|plural|اولیاء|||||f1tr=|f2tr=|f3tr=|head=|head2=|head3=|tr=vali|tr2=|tr3=}} ولی • (vali) (plural اولیاء), {{fa-noun|pl=اولیاء|tr=vali}} ولی • (vali) (plural اولیاء)
  1. guardian
    Sense id: en-ولی-fa-noun-3ebol0tG Categories (other): Persian entries with incorrect language header, Persian terms with non-redundant manual transliterations Disambiguation of Persian entries with incorrect language header: 0 91 9 Disambiguation of Persian terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 0 97 3
  2. parent
    Sense id: en-ولی-fa-noun-5HEllos7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ولی فقیه (vali-ye faqih)
Etymology number: 2

Noun [Urdu]

IPA: /ʋə.liː/ [Standard, Urdu] Forms: valī [romanization], اولیا [formal, plural], वली [Hindi]
Rhymes: -iː Etymology: Borrowed from Classical Persian ولی (walī), from Arabic وَلِيّ (waliyy). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|ur|fa-cls|ولی|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=walī|ts=}} Classical Persian ولی (walī), {{bor+|ur|fa-cls|ولی|tr=walī}} Borrowed from Classical Persian ولی (walī), {{uder|ur|ar|وَلِيّ}} Arabic وَلِيّ (waliyy) Head templates: {{ur-noun|g=m|hi=वली|pl=اولیا|tr=valī}} ولی • (valī) m (formal plural اولیا (olyā), Hindi spelling वली)
  1. (Islam) favorite with God Categories (topical): Islam
    Sense id: en-ولی-ur-noun-hbPBOyyU Categories (other): Urdu entries with incorrect language header, Urdu terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, Urdu undefined derivations Disambiguation of Urdu entries with incorrect language header: 96 2 2 Disambiguation of Urdu terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 94 4 2 Disambiguation of Urdu undefined derivations: 96 3 2 Topics: Islam, lifestyle, religion
  2. (Islam) prophet, saint Categories (topical): Islam
    Sense id: en-ولی-ur-noun-Lrj0ok6T Topics: Islam, lifestyle, religion
  3. master, lord, defender, guardian, friend
    Sense id: en-ولی-ur-noun-48BJrH3C

Inflected forms

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        "close friend; trusted companion"
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}

{
  "categories": [
    "Persian conjunctions",
    "Persian entries with incorrect language header",
    "Persian lemmas",
    "Persian nouns",
    "Persian terms borrowed from Arabic",
    "Persian terms derived from Arabic",
    "Persian terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Persian terms with non-redundant manual transliterations"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 1,
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fa",
        "2": "fa-cls",
        "3": "ولیکن",
        "tr": "walēkin"
      },
      "expansion": "ولیکن (walēkin)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fa",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "وَلٰكِن"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic وَلٰكِن (walākin)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fa-cls",
        "2": "و",
        "tr": "wa"
      },
      "expansion": "و (wa)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fa-cls",
        "2": "لیکن",
        "tr": "lēkin"
      },
      "expansion": "لیکن (lēkin)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ar",
        "2": "لٰكِن"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic لٰكِن (lākin)",
      "name": "m+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From earlier ولیکن (walēkin), from Arabic وَلٰكِن (walākin) or a conjugation of و (wa) and لیکن (lēkin) from Arabic لٰكِن (lākin).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "vali",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fa",
        "2": "conjunction",
        "tr": "vali"
      },
      "expansion": "ولی • (vali)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Persian",
  "lang_code": "fa",
  "pos": "conj",
  "related": [
    {
      "roman": "lēkin",
      "tags": [
        "Classical",
        "Dari"
      ],
      "word": "لیکن"
    },
    {
      "roman": "ammâ",
      "word": "اما"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "but"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "but",
          "but"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈwa.leː]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Persian"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[wǽ.leː]",
      "tags": [
        "Dari",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[wǽ.leː]",
      "tags": [
        "Dari",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[wǽ.leː]",
      "tags": [
        "Kabuli"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[wǽ.leː]",
      "note": "Hazaragi"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[vǽ.liː]",
      "tags": [
        "Iran",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[vǽ.le]",
      "tags": [
        "Tajik",
        "formal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ولی"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Persian entries with incorrect language header",
    "Persian lemmas",
    "Persian nouns",
    "Persian terms borrowed from Arabic",
    "Persian terms derived from Arabic",
    "Persian terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Persian terms with non-redundant manual transliterations"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "vali-ye faqih",
      "word": "ولی فقیه"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fa",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "وَلِيّ"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic وَلِيّ (waliyy)",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "و ل ي",
        "nocat": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "و ل ي (w-l-y)",
      "name": "ar-root"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Arabic وَلِيّ (waliyy), from the root و ل ي (w-l-y).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "vali",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "اولیاء",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fa",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "plural",
        "4": "اولیاء",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "f1tr": "",
        "f2tr": "",
        "f3tr": "",
        "head": "",
        "head2": "",
        "head3": "",
        "tr": "vali",
        "tr2": "",
        "tr3": ""
      },
      "expansion": "ولی • (vali) (plural اولیاء)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "pl": "اولیاء",
        "tr": "vali"
      },
      "expansion": "ولی • (vali) (plural اولیاء)",
      "name": "fa-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Persian",
  "lang_code": "fa",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "guardian"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "guardian",
          "guardian"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "parent"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "parent",
          "parent"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[wa.ˈliː]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Persian"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[wä.líː]",
      "tags": [
        "Dari",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[wä.líː]",
      "tags": [
        "Dari",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[wä.líː]",
      "tags": [
        "Kabuli"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[wä.lí]",
      "note": "Hazaragi"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[væ.líː]",
      "tags": [
        "Iran",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[vä.lí]",
      "tags": [
        "Tajik",
        "formal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ولی"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Rhymes:Urdu/iː",
    "Rhymes:Urdu/iː/2 syllables",
    "Urdu entries with incorrect language header",
    "Urdu lemmas",
    "Urdu masculine nouns",
    "Urdu nouns",
    "Urdu terms borrowed from Classical Persian",
    "Urdu terms derived from Arabic",
    "Urdu terms derived from Classical Persian",
    "Urdu terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Urdu terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
    "Urdu terms with redundant head parameter",
    "Urdu undefined derivations"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "loanword",
        "2": "Borrowed"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed",
      "name": "glossary"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ur",
        "2": "fa-cls",
        "3": "ولی",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "walī",
        "ts": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Classical Persian ولی (walī)",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ur",
        "2": "fa-cls",
        "3": "ولی",
        "tr": "walī"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Classical Persian ولی (walī)",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ur",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "وَلِيّ"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic وَلِيّ (waliyy)",
      "name": "uder"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Classical Persian ولی (walī), from Arabic وَلِيّ (waliyy).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "valī",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "اولیا",
      "roman": "olyā",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "वली",
      "tags": [
        "Hindi"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "m",
        "hi": "वली",
        "pl": "اولیا",
        "tr": "valī"
      },
      "expansion": "ولی • (valī) m (formal plural اولیا (olyā), Hindi spelling वली)",
      "name": "ur-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Urdu",
  "lang_code": "ur",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "ur:Islam"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "favorite with God"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "favorite",
          "favorite"
        ],
        [
          "God",
          "God"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Islam) favorite with God"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "Islam",
        "lifestyle",
        "religion"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "ur:Islam"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "prophet, saint"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "prophet",
          "prophet"
        ],
        [
          "saint",
          "saint"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Islam) prophet, saint"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "Islam",
        "lifestyle",
        "religion"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "master, lord, defender, guardian, friend"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "master",
          "master"
        ],
        [
          "lord",
          "lord"
        ],
        [
          "defender",
          "defender"
        ],
        [
          "guardian",
          "guardian"
        ],
        [
          "friend",
          "friend"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ʋə.liː/",
      "tags": [
        "Standard",
        "Urdu"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-iː"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ولی"
}

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