Arabic vocabulary
وَلِيٌّ is how you say “guardian” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in a real example sentence from classical texts below.
لَيْسَ لِعِبَادِهِ من دونه ولي وَلَا شَفِيع
His servants have no guardian or intercessor besides Him.
وَلِيٌّ — guardian. The delayed subject of 'is not', nominative (the tanwin) — 'a protecting friend'. The 'laysa' raised it to the nominative: they have no guardian.
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