wilayat

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A form of wilaya — a province or administrative division in some Arabic countries

OriginArabic وِلَايَات →
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Meanings

wilayat1

noun
  1. pluralplural of wilaya

wilayat2

nounwilayat (plural wilayats)

plural wilayats

  1. alternativeAlternative form of wilaya.

    In an area such as Malerkotla, where there are dozens of tomb shrines to these buzurgs, the belief is that the wilayat is well fortified against all dangers.

    2010, Anna Bigelow, Sharing the Sacred: Practicing Pluralism in Muslim North India, page 136

Origin

wilayat · noun

  1. Arabicوِلَايَات
  2. Englishwilayat

Borrowed from Arabic وِلَايَات (wilāyāt).

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wilayat · noun

  1. Arabicوِلَايَة
  2. Classical Persianوِلَایَت
  3. Englishwilayat

Borrowed from Classical Persian وِلَایَت (wilāyat), from Arabic وِلَايَة (wilāya).

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wilayat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wilayat

MLA

“wilayat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wilayat. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wilayat,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wilayat.

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