veli

Meaning

  1. custodian, guardian
  2. parent
  3. synonym of ermiş
  4. one of the 99 names of Allah in Islam, meaning the helper of the believers
  5. (archaic) friend, acquaintance

Synonyms

Frequency

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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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