ولي

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ولي^¹

verb وَلِيَ · waliya · يَلِي · وَلْي · وَالٍ

to be close to, stand immediately by, be neighboring, follow close upon (transitive)
to follow يَلِي ٱلْعَدَدَ ٢ ٱلْعَدَدُ ٣ وَيَسْبِقُهُ ٱلْعَدَدُ ١.
Opposite: سَبَقَ
to confine with (transitive)
to depend, appertain

verb وَلِيَ · waliya · يَلِي · وَلْي · وَلَاء · وَلَايَة

to be a friend, assistant, helper

verb وَلِيَ · waliya · يَلِي · وِلَايَة · وَلَايَة

transitive to administer, govern, be placed at the head of

ولي^²

noun وَلْي · waly · الْوَلْي · وَلْيٌ

noun from verb verbal noun of وَلِيَ (waliya, “to be close to, be friends with, administer”) (form I)
nearness, proximity, contiguity
friendship
government of a province
shower after shower

ولي^³

/wa.lijj/

Rhymes with -ijj

adjective وَلِيّ · waliyy · وَلِيَّة · أَوْلَى · وَلِي · الْوَلِي

near
adjacent

noun وَلِيّ · waliyy · أَوْلِيَاء · وَلِي · الْوَلِي

one of the most beautiful Names of God: The Protector
prophet, saint
relative, neighbor, friend, beloved one وَلِيّ الْعَهْد
helper, protector, benefactor, patron, master
administrator, bestower
client, slave
favorite

In English

executor someone appointed by a testator to administer a will
saint person proclaimed as saint

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {ولي},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%88%D9%84%D9%8A},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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