مولى

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Arabic

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Root
و ل ي (w l y)
22 terms

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    مَوْلًى (mawlanm (plural مَوَالٍ (mawālin), feminine مَوْلَاة (mawlāh))

    1. chief, lord, master
    2. patron, client
    3. slave
    4. ally, friend, follower

    Declension

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    Descendants

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    • Maltese: mula (obsolete), Mulej
    • Classical Persian: مُلَّا (mullā) (see there for further descendants)
    • Classical Persian: مَوْلَا (mawlā), مَوْلَیٰ (mawlā) (see there for further descendants)

    References

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    • Wehr, Hans (1979) “ولي”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN