Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In Mohammedan countries, a saint; a holy man.
- noun Among European travelers in Mohammedan countries, a tomb or mausoleum (actually or nominally of a saint), visited as a shrine.
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Examples
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Ma ia wa, kau mai la ka weli ia Kaeloikamalama ma, hoomaka laua e holo mai ke alo aku o ua moo nei.
The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai Martha Warren Beckwith 1915
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A weli was a conspicuous object at some distance to the south, and near to the Lake Hhooleh, which the Moslems name after "Judah the son of
Byeways in Palestine James Finn
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Le ke yona indawo, kufuneka icace oku kwebhokwe emhlophe ihamba ehlungwini: Embusweni wentando yabantu, ngabantu, ayamkelekile konke into yokuba iqaqobana labantu linganako ukunyazelisa intando neemfuno zalo, ngokwenjenjalo lisengele phantsi, lidobelela iimfanelo namalungelo akhe namnye ummi weli lizwe.
ADDRESS BY NELSON R. MANDELA TO THE PLENARY SESSION OF THE MULTI-PARTY NEGOTIATIONS PROCESS 1993
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Le ke yona indawo, kufuneka icace oku kwebhokwe emhlophe ihamba ehlungwini: Embusweni wentando yabantu, ngabantu, ayamkelekile konke into yokuba iqaqobana labantu linganako ukunyazelisa intando neemfuno zalo, ngokwenjenjalo lisengele phantsi, lidobelela iimfanelo namalungelo akhe namnye ummi weli lizwe.
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Soon passed _Farra'an_ on our left, with a weli and a cistern below it, by the roadside.
Byeways in Palestine James Finn
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The village is built upon a mass of calcareous rock, commanding magnificent views towards the south, including the Dead Sea and the line of the Jordan; higher hills bounded the north, on which was conspicuous the town of _Tayibeh_, near which is a _weli_ or _mezar_ (pilgrimage station) named after St George, who is an object of veneration to both
Byeways in Palestine James Finn
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He is ruler over all the _Jebel 'Ajloon_, and has been residing lately on the summit of a high hill rising before us to the east, where there is a weli or tomb of
Byeways in Palestine James Finn
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Entering the weli, we found near the door a common-looking tomb, with an
Byeways in Palestine James Finn
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At length we attained the highest peak, where there was scarcely more space than sufficient to contain the small weli-building, which was at the time untenanted, though we had expected to find a Moslem devotee in permanent residence there.
Byeways in Palestine James Finn
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Cuckoos and partridges were heard plentifully; and, on looking back, I saw a very large raven hovering over the weli.
Byeways in Palestine James Finn
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