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wali

noun
/ˈwɑːliː/

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic وَلِيّ (waliyy, “prophet, saint”).

  1. borrowed from وَالٍ

Definitions

  1. A provincial governor in certain Muslim contexts.

    • For much of the last century, the mountainous region of Swat was ruled as a princely kingdom where a benign autocrat, the wali, bestowed schools for girls, health care for everyone and the chance to get a degree abroad for the talented.

  2. A saint or prophet.

    • You see the shrine was founded in memory of a great Wali, seer, holy man – but apparently a Mohammedan.

  3. A surname from Arabic.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA