আউলিয়া

Bengali

Alternative forms

  • ঔলিয়া (ōuliẏa) — rare, archaic
  • আওলিয়া (aōliẏa)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian اولیاء (awliyā'), from Arabic أَوْلِيَاء (ʔawliyāʔ), plural of وَلِيّ (waliyy). Cognate with Hindustani اولیا / औलिया (auliyā).

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /au̯li̯a/, [ˈau̯li̯aˑ]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /au̯li̯a/, [ˈau̯li̯aˑ]

Noun

আউলিয়া • (auliẏa) (Islam)

  1. (Islam, Sufism) saints; ascetics
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