wali

/ ˈwɑːlɪ /

noun

1. a divinely inspired leader; saint

Word History and Origins

Origin of wali¹

Arabic

Example Sentences

In 2022, leading fighter Ahmad Wali Hotak was able to hold a press conference in the capital Kabul to announce an upcoming fight, which he won in Russia.

From BBC

Wali Noori was working as an interpreter for the British Army in Afghanistan in 2009 when he stepped on an explosive device.

From BBC

Growing up, he loved running in the mountains of Kabul but Wali thought he would never be able to run again.

From BBC

Her road out of the village was not through a state-run school, but Rahmani30, a free coaching school for underprivileged Muslim students set up by Maulana Wali Rahmani, a Muslim former politician and academician, in 2008.

From BBC

After the killing of the wali, or governor, of West Darfur in June, the report said, Masalit and African communities decided to seek protection at Ardamata, just outside Geneina.

From Seattle Times