Arabic vocabulary
وَالٍgovernor
How to say “governor” in Arabic, with pronunciation and real example sentences from OpenArabic texts.
Example sentences
ومنهم والٍ على كورة،
And among them was a governor over a district.
وَالٍ — a governor. This is 'a governor', the delayed subject of the existential 'among them was...'. It is indefinite, just some governor, and takes the nominative as the subject even though Arabic places the 'among them' part first. The word names the new figure the anecdote introduces.
From: Justice in the Field →فقال الوالي أحضروه
The governor said: Bring him.
الْوَالِي — the governor. This is 'the governor', definite with 'al-', the subject of 'said', placed after its verb as Arabic prefers. It takes the nominative as the doer. It names who is speaking the command that follows.
From: Justice in the Field →فقال الوالي للأعرابي اذهب فاقبض ناقتك
The governor said to the Bedouin: Go and take your camel.
الْوَالِي — the governor. This is 'the governor', definite with 'al-', the subject of 'said', placed after its verb. It takes the nominative as the doer. It names who delivers the instruction that follows.
From: Justice in the Field →فقال الوالي كم أكلت؟
The governor asked: How much did it eat?
الْوَالِي — the governor. This is 'the governor', definite with 'al-', the subject of 'said', placed after its verb in the nominative. It names who asks the question that follows.
From: Justice in the Field →فقال الوالي للأعرابي أعطه عشرة دراهم
The governor said to the Bedouin: Give him ten dirhams.
الْوَالِي — the governor. This is 'the governor', definite with 'al-', the subject of 'said', placed after its verb in the nominative. It names who gives the next instruction.
From: Justice in the Field →فقال الوالي إذاً خذ الناقة واعطه حمارك بدل الدراهم
The governor said: Then take the camel and give him your donkey instead of the dirhams.
الْوَالِي — the governor. This is 'the governor', definite with 'al-', the subject of 'said', placed after its verb in the nominative. It names who offers the next solution.
From: Justice in the Field →فقال الوالي اذهب فأنت حرّ فيما بينك وبينه
The governor said: Go, you are free concerning what is between you and him.
الْوَالِي — the governor. This is 'the governor', definite with 'al-', the subject of 'said', placed after its verb in the nominative. It names who pronounces the final decision.
From: Justice in the Field →
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