Bashkir edit

Etymology edit

from Arabic أَوْلِيَاء (ʔawliyāʔ), plural of وَلِيّ (waliyy, custodian, protecter, helper).

Cognate with Kazakh әулие (äulie, sacred, holy), Uzbek avliyo (sacred, holy), Kumyk авлия (awliya, mad person, stupid person).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [æw.lʲi.ˈjæ]
  • Hyphenation: әү‧ли‧ә

Noun edit

әүлиә (əwliə)

  1. (Islam) saint, holy person; auliya

Declension edit