ওলি

Bengali

Alternative forms
  • অলি (oli), অলী (oli), ওলী (ōli)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian ولي (walī), from Arabic وَلِيّ (waliyy). Cognate with Hindustani ولی (olī) / वली (valī).

Pronunciation

Noun

ওলি • (ōli) (Islam)

  1. friend, beloved
  2. helper, supporter
  3. protector, guardian; parent; custodian, trustee
  4. saint, ascetic

Proper noun

ওলি • (ōli)

  1. a male given name, Oli or Wali, from Arabic
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