Masculine

welat

country

Frequency

B2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/wɛˈlɑːt/
Etymology

Cognate with Central Kurdish وڵات (wllat), Zazaki welat, from Arabic وِلَايَة (wilāya). Probably borrowed during the Ottoman period, partially displacing native nişt, which can still be seen in نیشتمان (nîştman).

وڵات

xak

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