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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD WALI

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PRONUNCIATION OF WALI

wali  [ˈwɑːlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WALI

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Wali is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES WALI MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Wali

Walī, is an Arabic word meaning "custodian", "protector", "helper", etc. "Wali" is someone who has "Walayah" over somebody else. For example, in fiqh, a father is wali of his children especially for his daughters in marriage. In Islam, the phrase ولي الله walī allāh can be used to denote one vested with the "authority of God": Only Allah is your Wali and His Messenger and those who believe, those who keep up prayers and pay the poor-rate while they bow. —Quran, sura 5, ayah 55 In English, wali most often means a Muslim saint or holy person. It should not be confused with the different word wāli which is an administrative title that means magistrate and is still used today in some Muslim countries, such as the Wali of Swat.

Definition of wali in the English dictionary

The definition of wali in the dictionary is a divinely inspired leader; saint.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WALI


Bali
ˈbɑːlɪ
barley
ˈbɑːlɪ
Charley
ˈtʃɑːlɪ
charlie
ˈtʃɑːlɪ
Dali
ˈdɑːlɪ
Denali
dɪˈnɑːlɪ
Diwali
dɪˈwɑːlɪ
equali
ɪˈkwɑːlɪ
finale
fɪˈnɑːlɪ
Ghazali
ˈɡɑːzˌɑːlɪ
Harley
ˈhɑːlɪ
Kigali
kɪˈɡɑːlɪ
Mali
ˈmɑːlɪ
Marley
ˈmɑːlɪ
marly
ˈmɑːlɪ
Mexicali
ˌmɛksɪˈkɑːlɪ
Pali
ˈpɑːlɪ
quale
ˈkwɑːlɪ
Somali
səʊˈmɑːlɪ
tamale
təˈmɑːlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WALI

waldrapp
Waldstein
waldsterben
wale
Waler
Wales
Waley
Walfish Bay
Walhall
Walhalla
walk
walk a person off his feet
walk away
walk away with
walk into
walk it
walk of life
walk off
walk off with
walk on air

WORDS THAT END LIKE WALI

alkali
argali
astragali
Bengali
Cali
Divali
hallali
kali
Kathakali
Malayali
Nepali
qawwali
Rub` al Khali
Svengali
tali
thali
Ucayali
ugali
urali
vali

Synonyms and antonyms of wali in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «wali» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WALI

Find out the translation of wali to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of wali from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «wali» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

洼里
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

wali
570 millions of speakers

English

wali
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

वली
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الولي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

вали
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

wali
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ওয়ালী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

wali
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Wali
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Wali
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

聖者
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

왈리
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Wali
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

wali
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வாலி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वाली
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

wali
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

wali
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Wali
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вали
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Wali
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

wali
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

wali
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

wali
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Wali
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of wali

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WALI»

The term «wali» is very widely used and occupies the 16.070 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WALI» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about wali

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WALI»

Discover the use of wali in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to wali and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Chandra: A Biography of S. Chandrasekhar
Portrays the life of the Indian scholar, best known for his contributions to the fields of astrophysics, physics, and applied mathematics
Kameshwar C. Wali, 1991
2
Wali
On the works of Valī, 17th/18th cent., Urdu poet.
Nūrulḥasan Hāshimī, Valī, 1986
3
The Last Wali of Swat: An Autobiography
This is partly owing to the vast scope of his writings, which include more than twenty novels, half a dozen plays, dozens of screenplays, countless essays and book reviews, political commentary, and short stories; how do the critics ...
Miangul Jahanzeb, Fredrik Barth, 1985
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Kashmiri: A Cognitive-Descriptive Grammar
This book contains extensive descriptions of syntax, morphology, agreement and pronominal clitics of Kashmiri. It presents a wealth of information and will help to clarify certain key issues in the current theories.
Omkar N. Koul, Kashi Wali, 2002
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Signs of the Wali: Narratives at the Sacred Sites in ...
Chapter. 2: Signs. in. the. Valley. This village was formerly a wild forest. No one lived here. Then came 'animist' urang Hindu 1 who performed witchcraft. Finally our holy man (wali) came here and defeated Batara Karang, the Hindu.
Tommy Christomy, 2008
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Marathi
Kashi Wali, who lives in the United States and is best known for her work on generative syntax, has written the seven chapters devoted to syntax which form the second half of the book. While the two authors come from different scholarly ...
Rame?a Dho?ga?e, 2009
7
The Gifts of Wali Dad: A Tale of India and Pakistan
An Indian/Pakistani folktale in which an impoverished grass-cutter finds that gifts can be a mixed blessing.
Aaron Shepard, 1995
8
Shāh Walī Allāh of Delhi's Hujjat Allāh Al-bāligha
This important and comprehensive work of 18th-century Islamic religious thought written in Arabic by a pre-eminent South Asian scholar provides an extensive and detailed picture of Muslim theology and interpretive strategies on the eve of ...
Walī Allāh al-Dihlawī, Marcia K. Hermansen, 1996
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Wali's Ghostman
Musallim spoke to one of the boys who rose and gestured for Wali to follow him. Wali rose slowly and carefully stepped into the sunlight. Fortunately he was not led far to a well that had been hidden by some large scraggly bushes. The young  ...
M.K. DITTO, 2013
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They Die Strangers
Abdul-Wali writes in a realistic style, sparse and simple, a style that the translators have reproduced well in this volume.
Mohammad Abdul-Wali, Abū Bakr Aḥmad Bāqādir, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WALI»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term wali is used in the context of the following news items.
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Arrest made in fatal Fayette Co. pool party shooting
19-year-old Wali Clanton was shot and killed at a pool party in Fayette County. (Photo: Marqes Woods). Clanton, a Kentucky State University football player from ... «WXIA-TV, Jun 15»
2
Teen gunned down after pool party in Georgia remembered fondly …
Police say Wali Clanton, 19, and the other victims had emerged into the street in a crowd of 200 in Fayetteville, south of Atlanta, after a father said someone had ... «New York Daily News, Jun 15»
3
Baloch rebel leader Haji Wali Kalati surrenders
Haji Wali Kalati, the commander of United Baloch Army (UBA) a splinter group of Harbiyar Marri headed Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), surrendered to the ... «SAMAA TV, Jun 15»
4
Asfandyar Wali demands PTI to dissolve assembly for allegedly …
PESHAWAR (Dunya News) – Awami National Party (ANP) chief Asfandyar Wali on Wednesday has demanded Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) to dissolve ... «DunyaNews Pakistan, Jun 15»
5
Asfandyar Wali resists change in economic corridor route
“We are not making this issue controversial,” Wali said, adding that the government was making it controversial. He said he had raised some questions with the ... «The Express Tribune, May 15»
6
Are you one of the 'Dilli Wali Thakur Gurls'?
They love fashion. They love to hate boys. And they love drama. 'Dilli Wali Thakur Gurls' will make you laugh, cry and take you on a roller coaster ride of ... «Times of India, Mar 15»
7
'Dilli Wali Thakur Gurls' mirrors society, say actors
'Dilli Wali Thakur Gurls' a new TV show, will reflect issues of the society towards women, and will be different from other entertainers on 'kitchen politics', say its ... «The Indian Express, Mar 15»
8
Suspect sentenced to death in Wali Khan Babar case also in …
On March 1, 2014, An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Kandhkot announced sentences in Wali Khan Babar's murder case, awarding death penalty to two and life ... «Geo News, Pakistan, Mar 15»
9
Kratika, Abhishek promote 'Service Wali Bahu' in Capital
New Delhi: Actors Kratika Sengar and Abhishek Rawat were here Thursday to promote their forthcoming soap opera “Service Wali Bahu”, which is aimed at ... «Zee News, Feb 15»
10
Zee TV launches Service Wali Bahu
Zee TV's latest primetime offering brings to the fore this rampant phenomenon through the intriguing case of Payal Rai, caught in the trap of being a Service Wali ... «Times of India, Feb 15»

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