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Where does “ولاية” come from?

ولاية (Arabic) comes from Persian ولایت, from Arabic وِلَايَة — province.

ولاية (Arabic): verbal noun of وَلِيَ; province, governorate;...

Definitions

  1. verbal noun of وَلِيَ; province, governorate;...

Ancestry of “ولاية”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianولایتprovince
2Arabicوِلَايَةprovince
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