wilaya
English edit
Noun edit
wilaya (plural wilayas or wilayat)
- Alternative form of wilayah
French edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Arabic وِلَايَة (wilāya).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
wilaya f (plural wilayas)
- wilayah (administrative division in some African and Asiatic countries)
Spanish edit
Noun edit
wilaya f (plural wilayas)
- wilayah (administrative division in some African and Asiatic countries)
Swahili edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Arabic وِلَايَة (wilāya).
Pronunciation edit
Audio (Kenya) (file)
Noun edit
wilaya (n class, plural wilaya)
- district (area or region)
References edit
- Baldi, Sergio (2020 November 30) Dictionary of Arabic Loanwords in the Languages of Central and East Africa (Handbuch der Orientalistik; Erste Abteilung: Der Nahe und der Mittlere Osten; 145), Leiden • Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 310-311 Nr. 2990