ولاية

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ولاية^¹

/wi.laː.ja/

noun وِلَايَة · wilāya · وِلَايَات · الْوِلَايَة

noun from verb verbal noun of وَلِيَ (waliya) (form I)
countable province, governorate
countable state (“political division of a federation retaining a degree of autonomy”) في بعض المواقع، تقديم خدمات التصويت في الانتخابات الفيدرالية الأسترالية وبعض انتخابات الولايات
uncountable authority
the religious authority of the chosen imams (whose acceptance is the fundamental dogma of Shiism)
Similar: إمامة

ولاية^²

/wa.laː.ja/

noun وَلَايَة · walāya · الْوَلَايَة · وَلَايَةٌ

noun from verb verbal noun of وَلِيَ (waliya) (form I)
uncountable authority هُنَالِكَ الْوَلايَةُ لِلَّهِ الْحَقِّ

In English

state a political division of a federation retaining a degree of autonomy
province a subdivision of government usually one step below the national level
vilayet one of the chief administrative divisions or provinces of the Ottoman Empire
prefecture The district governed by a prefect

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {ولاية},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%A9},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}