Wali

//ˈwɑːliː//

Synonyms for "wali" (7 found)

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Closest matches (2)

Strong matches (2)

Related words (3)

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Translations

9 translations across 9 languages.

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French

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  • wali noun (provincial governor in certain Islamic countries)

Hindi

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  • वाली noun (provincial governor in certain Islamic countries)

Indonesian

1 entries
  • wali noun (provincial governor in certain Islamic countries)

Italian

1 entries
  • valì noun (provincial governor in certain Islamic countries)

Kazakh

1 entries
  • уәли noun (provincial governor in certain Islamic countries)

Malay

1 entries
  • wali noun (provincial governor in certain Islamic countries)

Russian

1 entries
  • вали́ noun (provincial governor in certain Islamic countries)

Spanish

1 entries
  • valí noun (provincial governor in certain Islamic countries)

Turkish

1 entries
  • vali noun (provincial governor in certain Islamic countries)

Sample sentences

2 total sentences available.

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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.

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You see the shrine was founded in memory of a great Wali, seer, holy man – but apparently a Mohammedan.

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