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veli.

custodian, guardian

4 characters2 syllables approx.Türkçe language

Meaning & usage

noun/veˈli(ː)/

  1. custodian, guardian

  2. parent

    çocuklar velilerine notlarını haber verdiler

  3. synonym of ermiş

  4. one of the 99 names of Allah in Islam, meaning the helper of the believers

  5. friend, acquaintance

    archaic
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish ولی (veli), from Old Anatolian Turkish ولی (velī), from Arabic وَلِيّ (waliyy).

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