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Where does “وال” come from?

وال (Arabic) comes from Arabic وَلِيَ — to administer, to govern; to be near, to govern.

وال (Arabic): regent, governor, prefect of a province;...

Definitions

  1. regent, governor, prefect of a province;...

Ancestry of “وال”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicوَلِيَto administer, to govern; to be near, to govern
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