مَوْلًى
Root: ولى
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مَوْلًى
A lord, or chief; syn. سَيِّدٌ.
2 The son of a paternal uncle: or a relation, such as a son of a paternal uncle and the like, [i. e.] and such as a son of a sister.
3 And A freedman; so called because he is in the condition of the son of a paternal uncle; being one [under the patronage of his emancipator, i. e.,] whom the emancipator is bound to aid, and whose property he inherits if he dies having no [natural or other legal] heir. And a slave: fem. with ة.
2 The son of a paternal uncle: or a relation, such as a son of a paternal uncle and the like, [i. e.] and such as a son of a sister.
3 And A freedman; so called because he is in the condition of the son of a paternal uncle; being one [under the patronage of his emancipator, i. e.,] whom the emancipator is bound to aid, and whose property he inherits if he dies having no [natural or other legal] heir. And a slave: fem. with ة.
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