مولى

Arabic
Root
و ل ي (w-l-y)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /maw.lan/

Noun

مَوْلًى • (mawlan) m (plural مَوَالٍ (mawālin), feminine مَوْلَاة (mawlāh))

  1. chief, lord, master
  2. patron, client
  3. slave
  4. ally, friend, follower

Declension
Declension of noun مَوْلًى (mawlan)
Singular singular in ـًى (-an)
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal مَوْلَى
mawlā		 الْمَوْلَى
al-mawlā		 مَوْلَى
mawlā
Nominative مَوْلًى
mawlan		 الْمَوْلَى
al-mawlā		 مَوْلَى
mawlā
Accusative مَوْلًى
mawlan		 الْمَوْلَى
al-mawlā		 مَوْلَى
mawlā
Genitive مَوْلًى
mawlan		 الْمَوْلَى
al-mawlā		 مَوْلَى
mawlā
Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal مَوْلَيَيْن
mawlayayn		 الْمَوْلَيَيْن
al-mawlayayn		 مَوْلَيَيْ
mawlayay
Nominative مَوْلَيَانِ
mawlayāni		 الْمَوْلَيَانِ
al-mawlayāni		 مَوْلَيَا
mawlayā
Accusative مَوْلَيَيْنِ
mawlayayni		 الْمَوْلَيَيْنِ
al-mawlayayni		 مَوْلَيَيْ
mawlayay
Genitive مَوْلَيَيْنِ
mawlayayni		 الْمَوْلَيَيْنِ
al-mawlayayni		 مَوْلَيَيْ
mawlayay
Plural broken plural diptote in ـٍ (-in)
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal مَوَالِي
mawālī		 الْمَوَالِي
al-mawālī		 مَوَالِي
mawālī
Nominative مَوَالٍ
mawālin		 الْمَوَالِي
al-mawālī		 مَوَالِي
mawālī
Accusative مَوَالِيَ
mawāliya		 الْمَوَالِيَ
al-mawāliya		 مَوَالِيَ
mawāliya
Genitive مَوَالٍ
mawālin		 الْمَوَالِي
al-mawālī		 مَوَالِي
mawālī

Descendants
  • Maltese: mula (obsolete), ⇒ Mulej
  • → Classical Persian: مُلَّا (mullā) (see there for further descendants)
  • → Classical Persian: مَوْلَا (mawlā) (see there for further descendants)

References
  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “ولي”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
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