وال

Arabic

Etymology 1

Derived from the active participle of وَلِيَ (waliya, to administer, to govern), from the root و ل ي (w-l-y).

Noun

وَالٍ (wālin) m (construct state وَالِي (wālī), plural وُلَاة (wulāh))

  1. regent, governor, prefect of a province (وِلَايَة (wilāya))
Declension
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Etymology 2

Verb

وَالِ (wāli) (form III)

  1. second-person masculine singular active imperative of وَالَى (wālā)

Persian

Alternative forms

  • (obsolete) اوال (avâl)
  • (obsolete) افال (afâl)

Etymology

Perhaps from Middle Iranian *wāl.

Noun

وال (vâl) (plural وال‌ها (vâl-hâ))

  1. whale
  2. sperm whale
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