英和和英

語源 1

Borrowed from Arabic وَالٍ (wālin).

名詞

wali (plural walis)

1. A provincial governor in certain Muslim contexts.
   • 2007 November 2, Jane Perlez, “Militants Draw New Front Line Inside Pakistan”, in New York Times‎:

     For much of the last century, the mountainous region of Swat was ruled as a princely kingdom where a benign autocrat, the wali, bestowed schools for girls, health care for everyone and the chance to get a degree abroad for the talented.

別の表記

• wāli; vali (Turkish contexts)

等位語

• sanjakbey, mutasarrif, kaymakam, mudir

語源 2

From Arabic وَلِيّ (waliyy).

名詞

wali (plural walis)

1. (Islam) A saint or prophet.
   • 1974, Lawrence Durrell, Monsieur, Faber & Faber, published 1992, page 130:

     You see the shrine was founded in memory of a great Wali, seer, holy man – but apparently a Mohammedan.

アナグラム

• wail, wila