vali

See also: Appendix:Variations of "vali"

English

Etymology

From Turkish vali, from Arabic وَالٍ (wālin). Compare English vilayet.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɑːˈlɪː/

• Audio (Southern England):

  (file)

Noun

vali (plural valis)

1. Alternative form of wali

Anagrams

• LAIV, Vail, Vial, Vila, vail, vial, vila

Äiwoo

Verb

vali

1. to beat (to make noise; e.g. a drum)

References

• Ross, M. & Næss, Å. (2007) “An Oceanic origin for Äiwoo, the language of the Reef Islands?”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 46, number 2. Cited in: "Äiwoo" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271–283.

Aromanian

Alternative forms

• vale

Etymology

From Latin vallis, vallem. Compare Romanian vale.

Noun

vali f (plural vãljuri, definite articulation valea)

1. valley

Synonyms

• clincã, trap

Derived terms

• vãlicã

Cornish

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle English valey, from Anglo-Norman valey.

Noun

vali m or f (plural valis)

1. valley

Usage notes

• Given as feminine in An Gerlyver Meur, but masculine elsewhere.

Synonyms

• nans

Galician

Verb

vali

1. (reintegrationist norm) first-person singular preterite indicative of valer

Ido

Noun

vali

1. plural of valo

Italian

Verb

vali

1. inflection of valere:
   1. second-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Anagrams

• alvi, lavi

Latvian

Noun

vali m

1. vocative/accusative/instrumental singular of valis

Megleno-Romanian

Etymology

From Latin vallem. Compare Romanian vale.

Noun

vali f

1. valley

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

[vali n]

1. plural definite of val

Old Norse

Noun

vali

1. inflection of valr:
   1. dative singular
   2. accusative plural

Portuguese

Verb

vali

1. first-person singular preterite indicative of valer

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from English valve.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

  (file)

Noun

vali (n class, plural vali)

1. valve

   Synonym: valvu

Tokelauan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *wali. Cognates include Samoan vali and Tuvaluan vali.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈva.li]
• Hyphenation: va‧li

Noun

vali

1. paint, dye

Verb

vali

1. (transitive) to paint

Derived terms

• valivali

 

References

• R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎^[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 424

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish والی (vali), from Arabic وَالٍ (wālin).

Pronunciation

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

vali (definite accusative valiyi, plural valiler)

1. governor

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	vali
Definite accusative	valiyi
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	vali	valiler
Definite accusative	valiyi	valileri
Dative	valiye	valilere
Locative	valide	valilerde
Ablative	validen	valilerden
Genitive	valinin	valilerin
Possessive forms Nominative Singular Plural 1st singular valim valilerim 2nd singular valin valilerin 3rd singular valisi valileri 1st plural valimiz valilerimiz 2nd plural valiniz valileriniz 3rd plural valileri valileri Definite accusative Singular Plural 1st singular valimi valilerimi 2nd singular valini valilerini 3rd singular valisini valilerini 1st plural valimizi valilerimizi 2nd plural valinizi valilerinizi 3rd plural valilerini valilerini Dative Singular Plural 1st singular valime valilerime 2nd singular valine valilerine 3rd singular valisine valilerine 1st plural valimize valilerimize 2nd plural valinize valilerinize 3rd plural valilerine valilerine Locative Singular Plural 1st singular valimde valilerimde 2nd singular valinde valilerinde 3rd singular valisinde valilerinde 1st plural valimizde valilerimizde 2nd plural valinizde valilerinizde 3rd plural valilerinde valilerinde Ablative Singular Plural 1st singular valimden valilerimden 2nd singular valinden valilerinden 3rd singular valisinden valilerinden 1st plural valimizden valilerimizden 2nd plural valinizden valilerinizden 3rd plural valilerinden valilerinden Genitive Singular Plural 1st singular valimin valilerimin 2nd singular valinin valilerinin 3rd singular valisinin valilerinin 1st plural valimizin valilerimizin 2nd plural valinizin valilerinizin 3rd plural valilerinin valilerinin

Derived terms

• valilik

Related terms

• velayet
• vilayet

References

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “vali”, in Nişanyan Sözlük