وال

Arabic

Etymology 1
Root
و ل ي (w-l-y)

Derived from the active participle of وَلِيَ (waliya, “to administer, to govern”).

Noun

وَالٍ • (wālin) m (construct state وَالِي (wālī), plural وُلَاة (wulāh))

  1. regent, governor, prefect of a province (وِلَايَة (wilāya))
Declension
Declension of noun وَالٍ (wālin)
Singular singular triptote in ـٍ (-in)
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal وَالِي
wālī		 الْوَالِي
al-wālī		 وَالِي
wālī
Nominative وَالٍ
wālin		 الْوَالِي
al-wālī		 وَالِي
wālī
Accusative وَالِيًا
wāliyan		 الْوَالِيَ
al-wāliya		 وَالِيَ
wāliya
Genitive وَالٍ
wālin		 الْوَالِي
al-wālī		 وَالِي
wālī
Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal وَالِيَيْن
wāliyayn		 الْوَالِيَيْن
al-wāliyayn		 وَالِيَيْ
wāliyay
Nominative وَالِيَانِ
wāliyāni		 الْوَالِيَانِ
al-wāliyāni		 وَالِيَا
wāliyā
Accusative وَالِيَيْنِ
wāliyayni		 الْوَالِيَيْنِ
al-wāliyayni		 وَالِيَيْ
wāliyay
Genitive وَالِيَيْنِ
wāliyayni		 الْوَالِيَيْنِ
al-wāliyayni		 وَالِيَيْ
wāliyay
Plural broken plural triptote in ـَاة (-āh)
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal وُلَاة
wulāt		 الْوُلَاة
al-wulāt		 وُلَاة
wulāt
Nominative وُلَاةٌ
wulātun		 الْوُلَاةُ
al-wulātu		 وُلَاةُ
wulātu
Accusative وُلَاةً
wulātan		 الْوُلَاةَ
al-wulāta		 وُلَاةَ
wulāta
Genitive وُلَاةٍ
wulātin		 الْوُلَاةِ
al-wulāti		 وُلَاةِ
wulāti
References

Verb

وَالِ • (wāli) (form III)

  1. second-person masculine singular active imperative of وَالَى (wālā)

Persian

Alternative forms
  • اوال (avâl), افال (afâl) (obsolete)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *(s)káras, from Proto-Iranian *(s)káras, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kʷálos. Compare Avestan 𐬐𐬀𐬭𐬀 (kara, “kind of fish”).

Noun

وال • (vâl) (plural وال‌ها (vâl-hâ))

  1. whale
  2. sperm whale

Descendants
  • → Ottoman Turkish: وال (val)

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit वाल (vā́la).

Pronunciation

Noun

واࣇ • (vāḷ) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਵਾਲ਼ or ਵਾਲ)

  1. hair

Declension
Declension of وال
dir. sg. واࣇ (vāḷ)
dir. pl. واࣇ (vāḷ)
singular plural
direct واࣇ (vāḷ) واࣇ (vāḷ)
oblique واࣇ (vāḷ) واࣇاں (vāḷāṉ)
vocative واࣇا (vāḷā) واࣇو (vāḷo)
ablative واࣇوں (vāḷoṉ) —
locative واࣇے (vāḷe) واࣇِیں (vāḷīṉ)
instrumental واࣇے (vāḷe) واࣇِیں (vāḷīṉ)

Further reading
  • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “وال”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
  • “وال”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vā́la”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 674

Saraiki

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit वाल (vāla)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /vaːl/

Noun

وال (vāl) m

  1. hair
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