әүлиә

Bashkir

Etymology

from Arabic أَوْلِيَاء (ʔawliyāʔ), plural of وَلِيّ (waliyy, custodian, protecter, helper).

Cognate with Kazakh әулие (äulie, sacred, holy), Uzbek avliyo (sacred, holy), Kumyk авлия (awliya, mad person, stupid person).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [æw.lʲi.ˈjæ]
  • Hyphenation: әү‧ли‧ә

Noun

әүлиә • (əwliə)

  1. (Islam) saint, holy person; auliya

Declension

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