veli
Meaning
- custodian, guardian
- parent
- synonym of ermiş
- one of the 99 names of Allah in Islam, meaning the helper of the believers
- (archaic) friend, acquaintance
Translations
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/veˈli(ː)/
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish ولی (veli), from Old Anatolian Turkish ولی (velī), from Arabic وَلِيّ (waliyy).
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