"ولی" meaning in Persian

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        "3": "وَلٰكِن"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic وَلٰكِن (walākin)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "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"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "fa",
        "2": "conjunction",
        "tr": "vali"
      },
      "expansion": "ولی • (vali)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Persian",
  "lang_code": "fa",
  "pos": "conj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "but"
      ],
      "id": "en-ولی-fa-conj-zcKZN4hx",
      "links": [
        [
          "but",
          "but"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "roman": "lēkin",
          "tags": [
            "Classical",
            "Dari"
          ],
          "word": "لیکن"
        },
        {
          "roman": "ammâ",
          "word": "اما"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "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"
}

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "vali-ye faqih",
      "word": "ولی فقیه"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
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    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "ar",
        "3": "وَلِيّ"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Arabic وَلِيّ (waliyy)",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "و ل ي",
        "nocat": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "و ل ي (w-l-y)",
      "name": "ar-root"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Arabic وَلِيّ (waliyy), from the root و ل ي (w-l-y).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "vali",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "اولیاء",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
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        "2": "noun",
        "3": "plural",
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        "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": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "0 91 9",
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            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 97 3",
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          "name": "Persian terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
          "parents": [
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          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "guardian"
      ],
      "id": "en-ولی-fa-noun-3ebol0tG",
      "links": [
        [
          "guardian",
          "guardian"
        ]
      ]
    },
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      "glosses": [
        "parent"
      ],
      "id": "en-ولی-fa-noun-5HEllos7",
      "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"
}

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    "Persian nouns",
    "Persian terms borrowed from Arabic",
    "Persian terms derived from Arabic",
    "Persian terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Persian terms with non-redundant manual transliterations"
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      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "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).",
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    {
      "form": "vali",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fa",
        "2": "conjunction",
        "tr": "vali"
      },
      "expansion": "ولی • (vali)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "fa",
  "pos": "conj",
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    {
      "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"
}

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    "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,
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        "3": "وَلِيّ"
      },
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      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "و ل ي",
        "nocat": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "و ل ي (w-l-y)",
      "name": "ar-root"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Arabic وَلِيّ (waliyy), from the root و ل ي (w-l-y).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "vali",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "اولیاء",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "2": "noun",
        "3": "plural",
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        "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"
      },
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      "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"
}