Wadi vs. Wali

Wadinoun

A valley, gully, or stream bed in northern Africa and southwest Asia that remains dry except during the rainy season.

Wadinoun

gully or streambed in northern Africa and the Middle East that remains dry except during rainy season

Wadi

Wadi (Arabic: وَادِي‎, romanized: wādī), alternatively wād (Arabic: وَاد‎), North African Arabic Oued, is the Arabic term traditionally referring to a valley. In some instances, it may refer to a dry (ephemeral) riverbed that contains water only when heavy rain occurs.

Walinoun

A provincial governor in certain Islamic countries.

Walinoun

(Islam) A saint or prophet.

Wali

A wali (wali Arabic: وَلِيّ‎, walīy; plural أَوْلِيَاء, ʾawliyāʾ), the Arabic word which has been variously translated , , , , is most commonly used by Muslims to indicate an Islamic saint, otherwise referred to by the more literal .When the Arabic definite article (ال) is added, it refers to one of the names of God in Islam, Allah - al-Walī (الْوليّ), meaning . In the traditional Islamic understanding of saints, the saint is portrayed as someone "marked by [special] divine favor ...