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وَلِيَهُ

Root: ولى

Form: 1

Full Definition

وَلِيَهُI , and وَلِى عَلَيْهِ, Verbal.Noun وِلَايَةٌ and وَلَايَةٌ, or the former is a simple subst., and signifies the office, and authority, He held command or authority over it; had charge of it; presided over it, or superintended it, as a prefect, commander, governor, lord, prince, king, administrator, or manager; i. q. .
2 وَلِىَ كَذَا He performed the act or office of doing such a thing; he did such a thing himself.


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