See also: والي and والی

Arabic edit

Etymology edit

Root
و ل ي (w-l-y)

Compare وَلِيَ (waliya, to be near, to govern).

Verb edit

وَالَى (wālā) III, non-past يُوَالِي‎ (yuwālī)

  1. to be a friend, a helper, a supporter, a patron, a protector
  2. to help, aid, assist
  3. to follow immediately, to be subsequent
  4. (transitive) to sponsor
  5. (transitive) to keep doing, to do constantly

Conjugation edit

References edit

  • Mace, John (2007) “والى”, in Arabic Verbs, New York: Hippocrene Books, Inc., →ISBN