wilaya

English

Noun

wilaya (plural wilayas or wilayat)

  1. Alternative form of wilayah

French

Alternative forms
  • willaya

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic وِلَايَة (wilāya).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /wi.la.ja/

Noun

wilaya f (plural wilayas)

  1. wilayah (administrative division in some African and Asiatic countries)

Spanish

Noun

wilaya f (plural wilayas)

  1. wilayah (administrative division in some African and Asiatic countries)

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic وِلَايَة (wilāya).

Pronunciation
  • Audio (Kenya)(file)

Noun

wilaya (n class, plural wilaya)

  1. district (area or region)

References
  • Baldi, Sergio (2020 November 30) Dictionary of Arabic Loanwords in the Languages of Central and East Africa (Handbuch der Orientalistik; Erste Abteilung: Der Nahe und der Mittlere Osten; 145), Leiden • Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 310-311 Nr. 2990
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