ولیعهد

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic وَلِيّ عَهْد (waliyy ʕahd). By surface analysis, (vali) +‎ (ahd).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [wa.liː.ˈʔahð]

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [wä.leː.ʔǽɦd̪]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [wä.li.jǽd̪]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [wä.li.jǽd̪̥]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [væ.liː.ʔǽɦd̪̥]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [vä.li.ʔǽɦd̪]

Readings
Classical reading^?	walī'ahd
Dari reading^?	walī'ahd
Iranian reading^?	vali'ahd
Tajik reading^?	valiʾahd

Noun

ولیعهد • (vali'ahd)

crown prince; heir apparent

Descendants

→ Chagatai: ولی عهد (walī 'ahd)
- Uyghur: ۋەلىئەھد (weli'ehd)
- Uzbek: valiahd
→ Hindustani:
- Hindi: वलीअहद (valīahd)
- Urdu: ولی عہد (valī 'ahd)
→ Pashto: ولي عهد
→ Punjabi: وَلِی عَہْد (valī ʻahd)
→ Sindhi: ولي عهد

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