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==Arabic==
{{ar-rootbox|و ل ي}}

===Etymology 1===
{{ar-active participle}} of {{m|ar|وَلِيَ||to [[administer]], to [[govern]]}}.

====Pronunciation====
* {{ar-IPA|وَالٍ}}

====Noun====
{{ar-noun|وَالٍ|m|cons=وَالِي|pl=وُلَاة}}

# [[wali]], [[regent]], [[governor]], [[prefect]] of a [[province]] {{qualifier|{{m|ar|وِلَايَة}}}}

=====Declension=====
{{ar-decl-noun|وَالٍ|pl=وُلَاة}}

=====Descendants=====
* {{desc|en|wali|bor=1}}
* {{desc|fa|والی|tr=vâli|bor=1}}
** {{desc|tg|воли|bor=1}}
* {{desctree|ha|wali|bor=1}}
* {{desc|id|wali|bor=1}}
* {{desc|ku|walî|bor=1}}
* {{desc|ota|والی|tr=vali|bor=1}}
** {{desc|tr|vali|bor=1}}
** {{desc|ka|ვალი|bor=1}}
** {{desc|lzz|ვალი|bor=1}}
** {{desc|ro|valiu|bor=1}}
* {{desc|tt|вали|bor=1}}
* {{desc|ug|ۋالى|bor=1}}
* {{desc|uz|voli|bor=1}}

===Etymology 2===

====Verb====
{{ar-verb form|+والى<III>}}

=====References=====
* {{R:ar:Steingass}}

==Persian==

===Alternative forms===
* {{alt|fa|اوال|tr=avâl|افال|tr2=afâl||obsolete}}

===Etymology===
From {{inh|fa|iir-pro|*(s)káras}}, from {{inh|fa|ira-pro|*(s)káras}}, from {{inh|fa|ine-pro|*(s)kʷálos}}.
Compare {{cog|ae|𐬐𐬀𐬭𐬀|t=kind of fish}}.

===Noun===
{{fa-noun|tr=vâl|pl=وال‌ها|pltr=vâl-hâ}}

# [[whale]]
# [[sperm whale]]

====Descendants====
* {{desc|ota|وال|bor=1|tr=val}}

{{C|fa|Cetaceans}}

==Punjabi==

===Etymology===
{{inh+|pa|pra|𑀯𑀸𑀮}}, from {{inh|pa|sa|वाल|tr=vā́la}}. Cognate with {{cog|gu|વાળ}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|pa|/ʋäːɭᵊ/|a=pa}}

===Noun===
{{pa-noun|g=m|gur=ਵਾਲ਼|gur2=ਵਾਲ|head2=واࣇ}}

# [[hair]]

====Declension====
{{pnb-noun-m-c|واࣇ}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:pnb:Iqbal}}
* {{R:pa:Patiala}}
* {{R:CDIAL|vā́la|11572|pg=674}}

{{C|pa|Hair|Anatomy}}

==Saraiki==

===Etymology===
{{inh+|skr|sa|वाल}}

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|skr|/vaːl/}}

===Noun===
{{skr-noun|g=m}}

# [[hair]]