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Where does “ولایت” come from?

ولایت (Persian) comes from Arabic وِلَايَة — province.

ولایت (Persian): province

Definitions

  1. province

Ancestry of “ولایت”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicوِلَايَةprovince

Words derived from “ولایت”

  • Blighty
  • vilayet
  • vilajet
  • vilayet
  • विलायत
  • विलायती
  • วิลาด
  • ဘိလပ်
  • ولایت
  • wîlayet
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