ولایت فقیه

Persian

Etymology

Calque of Arabic وِلَايَة الْفَقِيه (wilāyat al-faqīh).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /wi.laː.ˈja.ti fa.ˈqeːh/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [wɪ.lɑː.já.t̪ʰɪ fä.qéːʱ]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [wɪ.lɑː.já.t̪ʰɪ fä.qéː]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [wi.lɔː.já.t̪ʰi fä.qéː]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ve.lɒː.jǽ.t̪ʰe fæ.ʁíːʰ]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [vi.lɔ.já.t̪ʰi fä.qéʱ]

Readings
Classical reading^?	wilāyáti faqḗh
Dari reading^?	wilāyati faqēh
Iranian reading^?	velâyate faġih
Tajik reading^?	viloyati faqeh

Noun

ولایت فقیه • (wilāyat-i faqēh / velâyat-e faġih) (Tajik spelling вилояти фақеҳ)

(Shia Islam) “Guardianship 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.

References

The meaning of “velayat-e faqih”