wali
/ˈwɑːliː/
wali noun: a provincial governor in certain Muslim contexts.
Noun (1)
wali (plural walis)
- A provincial governor in certain Muslim contexts.
- For much of the last century, the mountainous region of Swat was ruled as a princely kingdom where a benign autocrat, the wali, bestowed schools for girls, health care for everyone and the chance to get a degree abroad for the talented.2007 November 2, Jane Perlez, “Militants Draw New Front Line Inside Pakistan”, in New York Times
Noun (2)
wali (plural walis)
Proper noun capitalized: Wali
Wali (plural Walis)
- A surname from Arabic.
wali meaning in Hindi, Malay and Indonesian
wali in Hindi
- provincial governor in certain Islamic countries
- वाली vālī
wali in Malay
- provincial governor in certain Islamic countries
- wali
wali in Indonesian
- provincial governor in certain Islamic countries
- wali
Forms of wali
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | walis |
| alternative form | wāli |
| alternative form | vali |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Walis |
Origin of wali
Borrowed from Arabic وَالٍ (wālin).
From Arabic وَلِيّ (waliyy).
Borrowed from Arabic وَلِيّ (waliyy, “prophet, saint”).
Words formed from wali
Questions about wali
- What does wali mean?
- Wali means a provincial governor in certain Muslim contexts.
- What is wali in Hindi?
- Wali in Hindi is वाली (vālī). See Wali meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is wali?
- Wali can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce wali?
- Wali is pronounced /ˈwɑːliː/.
- What is the plural of wali?
- The plural of wali is walis.
Words near wali in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: wali (page history and authors); Wali (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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