औलिया
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian اولیاء (awliyā), from Arabic أَوْلِيَاء (ʔawliyāʔ), plural of وَلِيّ (waliyy).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɔː.lɪ.jɑː/, [ɔː.li.jäː]
Noun
औलिया • (auliyā) m (Urdu spelling اولیا)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | औलिया auliyā |
औलिया auliyā |
| oblique | औलिया auliyā |
औलियाओं auliyāõ |
| vocative | औलिया auliyā |
औलियाओ auliyāo |
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “औलिया”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Bahri, Hardev (1960) Persian Influence on Hindi[1], Allahabad, India: Bharati Press, page 23