আউলিয়া

Bengali

Alternative forms

ঔলিয়া (ōuliẏa) — rare, archaic
আওলিয়া (aōliẏa)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (awliyā'), from Arabic أَوْلِيَاء (ʔawliyāʔ), plural of وَلِيّ (waliyy). Cognate with Hindustani اولیا / औलिया (auliyā).

Pronunciation

(Rarh) IPA^(key): /au̯li̯a/, [ˈau̯li̯aˑ]

(Dhaka) IPA^(key): /au̯li̯a/, [ˈau̯li̯aˑ]

Noun

আউলিয়া • (auliẏa) (Islam)

saints; ascetics

Related terms

ওলি (ōli)
বিলাত (bilat)
মওলা (moōla)
মওলানা (moōlana)
মোল্লা (mōlla)
মৌলবী (mōulbi)

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