ولایت فقیه

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Persian

Etymology

From Arabic ولايَة الفقيه (wilāyat al-faqīh).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [wi.lɑː.ˈja.ti fa.ˈqiːh]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [wɪ.lɑː.jǽ.t̪ʰɪ fä.qíːʱ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [wɪ.lɑː.jǽ.t̪ʰɪ fä.qíːʱ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [wɪ.lɑː.jǽ.t̪ʰɪ fä.qíː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [wi.lɔː.jǽ.t̪ʰi fä.qí]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ve.lɒː.jǽ.t̪ʰe fæ.ʁíːʰ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [vi.lɔ.jǽ.t̪ʰi fä.qéʱ]

Readings
Classical reading?	wilāyati faqīh
Dari reading?	wilāyati faqīh
Iranian reading?	velâyate fağih
Tajik reading?	viloyati faqih

Noun

ولایت فقیه • (velâyat-e faqih)

1. “Protectorship of the Islamic Jurists”; a system of government wherein the Islamic clergy (ulema) have the ultimate say in the military, judicial, legislative, and executive branches of government.

References

• The meaning of “velayat-e faqih”