ولایت فقیه
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Arabic ولايَة الفقيه (wilāyat al-faqīh).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [wi.lɑː.ˈja.ti fa.ˈqiːh]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ve.lɒː.jǽ.t̪ʰe fæ.ʁíːʰ]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [vi.lɔ.jǽ.t̪ʰi fä.qéʱ]
Readings | |
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Classical reading? | wilāyati faqīh |
Dari reading? | wilāyati faqīh |
Iranian reading? | velâyate fağih |
Tajik reading? | viloyati faqih |
Noun
[edit]ولایت فقیه • (velâyat-e faqih)
- “Protectorship of the Islamic Jurists”; a system of government wherein the Islamic clergy (ulema) have the ultimate say in the military, judicial, legislative, and executive branches of government.