wly / Semitic roots

Examples of words with the root wly: mullah, vilayet.

wly

Central Semitic, to be(come) near, associated, in charge.

a. maulana, mullah, from Arabic mawlā, master, patron, friend;;
b. vilayet, from Arabic wilāya, province. Both a and b from Arabic waliya, to be(come) near, adjacent, be in charge, manage, govern.
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