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ولایتی

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Urdu

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Etymology

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From ولایت (vilāyat) +‎ ـی ().

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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وِلایتی (vilāyatī) (indeclinable, Hindi spelling विलायती)

  1. European, western
    Synonyms: یُورَپی (yūrapī), مَغرِبی (maġribī), فرنگی (farangī)
  2. foreign, imported
    Synonyms: بِدیسی (bidēsī), پَردیسی (pardēsī)
  3. (rare) stranger
    Synonym: اجنَبی (ajnabī)

Antonyms

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Descendants

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  • English: Blighty

References

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  • ولایتی”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017. (and ولایتی)
  • ولایتی”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.