विलायत

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Hindi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian ولایت (wilāyat), from Arabic وِلَايَة (wilāya). Compare Bengali বিলাত (bilat), Marathi विलायत (vilāyat), Punjabi ਵਲਾਇਤ (valāita).

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ʋɪ.lɑː.jət̪/, [ʋɪ.läː.jɐt̪]

Noun

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विलायत (vilāyatm (Urdu spelling وِلَایَت)

  1. a foreign country, especially one in the West (Europe and North America)
  2. (obsolete) England, United Kingdom, Great Britain
  3. (historical) Persia

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Marathi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian ولایت (wilāyat), from Arabic وِلَايَة (wilāya). Compare Bengali বিলাত (bilat).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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विलायत (vilāyatf

  1. a foreign country (especially England or another European country)

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Further reading

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  • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “विलायत”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “विलायत”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “विलायत”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).