Where does “विलायत” come from?
विलायत (Hindi) comes from Classical Persian وِلَایَت, from Arabic وِلَايَة — province.
विलायत (Hindi): a foreign country, especially one in the West;...
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- a foreign country, especially one in the West;...
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