ولى

See also: ولي and ولی

Arabic

Root
و ل ي (w l y)
22 terms

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wal.laː/

Verb

وَلَّى • (wallā) II (non-past يُوَلِّي (yuwallī), verbal noun تَوْلِيَة (tawliya))

1. (intransitive, transitive with direct object or عَنْ) to turn away (from), to turn back

   وَإِذَا تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِ آيَاتُنَا وَلَّىٰ مُسْتَكْبِرًا كَأَنْ لَمْ يَسْمَعْهَا.

   waʔiḏā tutlā ʕalayhi ʔāyātunā wallā mustakbiran kaʔan lam yasmaʕhā.

   And when our verses are recited to him, he turns away arrogantly as if he had not heard them.

   1. to flee, to turn tail
      • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 27:10:

        وَأَلْقِ عَصَاكَ فَلَمَّا رَءَاهَا تَهْتَزُّ كَأَنَّهَا جَانٌّ وَلَّى مُدْبِرًا وَلَمْ يُعَقِّبْ

        waʔalqi ʕaṣāka falammā raʔāhā tahtazzu kaʔannahā jānnun wallā mudbiran walam yuʕaqqib

        And [he was told]: “Throw down your staff.” But when he saw it writhing as if it were a snake, he turned in flight and did not return.

   2. to shun
   3. to pass by, to glide away, to elapse
2. (ditransitive) to assign to, to appoint for, to commission with

Conjugation

    Conjugation of وَلَّى (II, final-weak, full passive, verbal noun تَوْلِيَة)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						تَوْلِيَة tawliya
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُوَلٍّ muwallin
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُوَلًّى muwallan
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	وَلَّيْتُ wallaytu	وَلَّيْتَ wallayta	وَلَّى wallā		وَلَّيْتُمَا wallaytumā	وَلَّيَا wallayā		وَلَّيْنَا wallaynā	وَلَّيْتُمْ wallaytum	وَلَّوْا wallaw
	f		وَلَّيْتِ wallayti	وَلَّتْ wallat			وَلَّتَا wallatā			وَلَّيْتُنَّ wallaytunna	وَلَّيْنَ wallayna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُوَلِّي ʔuwallī	تُوَلِّي tuwallī	يُوَلِّي yuwallī		تُوَلِّيَانِ tuwalliyāni	يُوَلِّيَانِ yuwalliyāni		نُوَلِّي nuwallī	تُوَلُّونَ tuwallūna	يُوَلُّونَ yuwallūna
	f		تُوَلِّينَ tuwallīna	تُوَلِّي tuwallī			تُوَلِّيَانِ tuwalliyāni			تُوَلِّينَ tuwallīna	يُوَلِّينَ yuwallīna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُوَلِّيَ ʔuwalliya	تُوَلِّيَ tuwalliya	يُوَلِّيَ yuwalliya		تُوَلِّيَا tuwalliyā	يُوَلِّيَا yuwalliyā		نُوَلِّيَ nuwalliya	تُوَلُّوا tuwallū	يُوَلُّوا yuwallū
	f		تُوَلِّي tuwallī	تُوَلِّيَ tuwalliya			تُوَلِّيَا tuwalliyā			تُوَلِّينَ tuwallīna	يُوَلِّينَ yuwallīna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُوَلِّ ʔuwalli	تُوَلِّ tuwalli	يُوَلِّ yuwalli		تُوَلِّيَا tuwalliyā	يُوَلِّيَا yuwalliyā		نُوَلِّ nuwalli	تُوَلُّوا tuwallū	يُوَلُّوا yuwallū
	f		تُوَلِّي tuwallī	تُوَلِّ tuwalli			تُوَلِّيَا tuwalliyā			تُوَلِّينَ tuwallīna	يُوَلِّينَ yuwallīna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		وَلِّ walli			وَلِّيَا walliyā				وَلُّوا wallū
	f		وَلِّي wallī							وَلِّينَ wallīna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	وُلِّيتُ wullītu	وُلِّيتَ wullīta	وُلِّيَ wulliya		وُلِّيتُمَا wullītumā	وُلِّيَا wulliyā		وُلِّينَا wullīnā	وُلِّيتُمْ wullītum	وُلُّوا wullū
	f		وُلِّيتِ wullīti	وُلِّيَتْ wulliyat			وُلِّيَتَا wulliyatā			وُلِّيتُنَّ wullītunna	وُلِّينَ wullīna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُوَلَّى ʔuwallā	تُوَلَّى tuwallā	يُوَلَّى yuwallā		تُوَلَّيَانِ tuwallayāni	يُوَلَّيَانِ yuwallayāni		نُوَلَّى nuwallā	تُوَلَّوْنَ tuwallawna	يُوَلَّوْنَ yuwallawna
	f		تُوَلَّيْنَ tuwallayna	تُوَلَّى tuwallā			تُوَلَّيَانِ tuwallayāni			تُوَلَّيْنَ tuwallayna	يُوَلَّيْنَ yuwallayna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُوَلَّى ʔuwallā	تُوَلَّى tuwallā	يُوَلَّى yuwallā		تُوَلَّيَا tuwallayā	يُوَلَّيَا yuwallayā		نُوَلَّى nuwallā	تُوَلَّوْا tuwallaw	يُوَلَّوْا yuwallaw
	f		تُوَلَّيْ tuwallay	تُوَلَّى tuwallā			تُوَلَّيَا tuwallayā			تُوَلَّيْنَ tuwallayna	يُوَلَّيْنَ yuwallayna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُوَلَّ ʔuwalla	تُوَلَّ tuwalla	يُوَلَّ yuwalla		تُوَلَّيَا tuwallayā	يُوَلَّيَا yuwallayā		نُوَلَّ nuwalla	تُوَلَّوْا tuwallaw	يُوَلَّوْا yuwallaw
	f		تُوَلَّيْ tuwallay	تُوَلَّ tuwalla			تُوَلَّيَا tuwallayā			تُوَلَّيْنَ tuwallayna	يُوَلَّيْنَ yuwallayna

Descendants

• Gulf Arabic: ولى (walla)

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

Root
و ل ي
1 term

From Arabic وَلَّى (wallā, “to turn”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wal.la/

Verb

ولى • (walla) II (non-past يولي (ywalli))

1. to become

Conjugation

Conjugation of ولى
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ولّيت (wallīt)	ولّيتي (wallīti)	ولّى (walla)		ولّينا (wallīna)	ولّيتوا (wallītu)	ولّاوا (wallāw)
	f			ولّات (wallāt)
non-past	m	نولّي (nwalli)	تولّي (twalli)	يولّي (ywalli)		نولّيوا (nwallīw)	تولّيوا (twallīw)	يولّيوا (ywallīw)
	f		تولّي (twalli)	تولّي (twalli)
imperative	m		ولّي (walli)				ولّيوا (wallīw)
	f		ولّي (walli)