مولى

See also: مولی

Arabic

Root
و ل ي (w l y)
22 terms

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /maw.lan/

    Noun

    مَوْلًى • (mawlanm (construct state مَوْلَى (mawlā), plural مَوَالٍ (mawālin, construct state مَوَالِي (mawālī)), feminine مَوْلَاة (mawlāh))

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

    Declension

    Declension of noun مَوْلًى (mawlan)
    singular singular in ـًى (-an)
    indefinite definite construct
    informal مَوْلَى
    mawlā
    الْمَوْلَى
    al-mawlā
    مَوْلَى
    mawlā
    nominative مَوْلًى
    mawlan
    الْمَوْلَى
    al-mawlā
    مَوْلَى
    mawlā
    accusative مَوْلًى
    mawlan
    الْمَوْلَى
    al-mawlā
    مَوْلَى
    mawlā
    genitive مَوْلًى
    mawlan
    الْمَوْلَى
    al-mawlā
    مَوْلَى
    mawlā
    dual indefinite definite construct
    informal مَوْلَيَيْن
    mawlayayn
    الْمَوْلَيَيْن
    al-mawlayayn
    مَوْلَيَيْ
    mawlayay
    nominative مَوْلَيَانِ
    mawlayāni
    الْمَوْلَيَانِ
    al-mawlayāni
    مَوْلَيَا
    mawlayā
    accusative مَوْلَيَيْنِ
    mawlayayni
    الْمَوْلَيَيْنِ
    al-mawlayayni
    مَوْلَيَيْ
    mawlayay
    genitive مَوْلَيَيْنِ
    mawlayayni
    الْمَوْلَيَيْنِ
    al-mawlayayni
    مَوْلَيَيْ
    mawlayay
    plural broken plural diptote in ـٍ (-in)
    indefinite definite construct
    informal مَوَالِي
    mawālī
    الْمَوَالِي
    al-mawālī
    مَوَالِي
    mawālī
    nominative مَوَالٍ
    mawālin
    الْمَوَالِي
    al-mawālī
    مَوَالِي
    mawālī
    accusative مَوَالِيَ
    mawāliya
    الْمَوَالِيَ
    al-mawāliya
    مَوَالِيَ
    mawāliya
    genitive مَوَالٍ
    mawālin
    الْمَوَالِي
    al-mawālī
    مَوَالِي
    mawālī

    Descendants

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

    References

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