Vilayatn.

Brit.

/vɪˈlɑːjət/, U.S.

/ˌvɪˈlɑjət/

Forms:

α. 1800s Wilayat, 1800s Willaet, 1900s– Vilayat, 1900s– Vilayet, 1900s– Villayat.

β. 1800s Bilayut, 1800s Billait, 1800s Belatt, 1800s– Belait (now rare), 1900s– Belayat (rare), 1900s– Bilayat, 1900s– Bilayet.

Also with lower-case initial.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Urdu. Partly a borrowing from Persian. Etymons: Urdu vilāyat; Persian vilāyat.

Etymology: < (i) Urdu vilāyat (also regional bilāyat) and its etymon (ii) Persian vilāyat inhabited country, dominion, district (in India used specifically with reference to Europe or Britain) < Arabic wilāyat- , wilāya province, specific semantic development of wilāya sovereignty, rule < the same Arabic base as walī wali n. (compare vali n.). Compare vilayet n.

South Asian.

A foreign land; esp. (a name for) England, Britain, or Europe. Cf. Blighty n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > named regions of earth > East Indies > [noun] > abroad from Indian perspective

Vilayat1814

α.

1814 M. M. Sherwood Hist. Little Henry & his Bearer 78 ‘What!’ said Boosy, ‘is sahib going to Willaet?’ [Note] Country: but generally applied to Europe.

1858 Calcutta Rev. 31 223 It was a rooted belief that England, or Wilayat, the country sending forth the governing race, lay somewhere to the east of Chittagong.

1953 M. R. Anand Private Life Indian Prince ii. 117 You were taught in Vilayat and perhaps despise our Indian things.

1971 Guardian 7 July 8/1 Many of his countrymen prefer to leave India to seek their fortunes in vilayat..(meaning abroad, and especially England).

1983 J. Masters Man of War i. 3 But, sahib, we do not own land here..we retire and go back to Vilayet.

2012 Times of India (Nexis) 25 Feb. The equation between you and your relatives in vilayat slowly begins to change.

β. 1844 J. Mawson Few Local Sketches 83 A lively but rather rude boy of seven, and a delicate looking little lady of five years, seem rather to enjoy the prospect of the voyage to Bilayet.1863 Allen's Indian Mail 28 Aug. 733/2 Old Seetaram has seen only boys in regiments of late years, and it was thought during the mutiny that the Russ having killed all the Sirkar's soldiers, only boys could be found in Belait.1886 H. Yule & A. C. Burnell Hobson-Jobson 70/2 Bilayut, Billaït, &c.,..Europe... Wilāyat is the usual form in Bombay.1901 R. Kipling Kim iv. 107 Hai, my son, thou hast never learned all that since thou camest from Belait (Europe).1962 M. Malgonkar Combat of Shadows iv. 24 ‘Guests from bilayat.’ ‘Oh, from England—who are they?’2002 Times of India 11 Aug. 6/2 Currently all things Indian are the fave-rave flavour of the yaar in Bilayat.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	vilayat
释义	Vilayatn. Brit. /vɪˈlɑːjət/, U.S. /ˌvɪˈlɑjət/ Forms: α. 1800s Wilayat, 1800s Willaet, 1900s– Vilayat, 1900s– Vilayet, 1900s– Villayat. β. 1800s Bilayut, 1800s Billait, 1800s Belatt, 1800s– Belait (now rare), 1900s– Belayat (rare), 1900s– Bilayat, 1900s– Bilayet. Also with lower-case initial. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Urdu. Partly a borrowing from Persian. Etymons: Urdu vilāyat; Persian vilāyat. Etymology: < (i) Urdu vilāyat (also regional bilāyat) and its etymon (ii) Persian vilāyat inhabited country, dominion, district (in India used specifically with reference to Europe or Britain) < Arabic wilāyat- , wilāya province, specific semantic development of wilāya sovereignty, rule < the same Arabic base as walī wali n. (compare vali n.). Compare vilayet n. South Asian. A foreign land; esp. (a name for) England, Britain, or Europe. Cf. Blighty n. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > named regions of earth > East Indies > [noun] > abroad from Indian perspective Vilayat1814 α. 1814 M. M. Sherwood Hist. Little Henry & his Bearer 78 ‘What!’ said Boosy, ‘is sahib going to Willaet?’ [Note] Country: but generally applied to Europe. 1858 Calcutta Rev. 31 223 It was a rooted belief that England, or Wilayat, the country sending forth the governing race, lay somewhere to the east of Chittagong. 1953 M. R. Anand Private Life Indian Prince ii. 117 You were taught in Vilayat and perhaps despise our Indian things. 1971 Guardian 7 July 8/1 Many of his countrymen prefer to leave India to seek their fortunes in vilayat..(meaning abroad, and especially England). 1983 J. Masters Man of War i. 3 But, sahib, we do not own land here..we retire and go back to Vilayet. 2012 Times of India (Nexis) 25 Feb. The equation between you and your relatives in vilayat slowly begins to change. β. 1844 J. Mawson Few Local Sketches 83 A lively but rather rude boy of seven, and a delicate looking little lady of five years, seem rather to enjoy the prospect of the voyage to Bilayet.1863 Allen's Indian Mail 28 Aug. 733/2 Old Seetaram has seen only boys in regiments of late years, and it was thought during the mutiny that the Russ having killed all the Sirkar's soldiers, only boys could be found in Belait.1886 H. Yule & A. C. Burnell Hobson-Jobson 70/2 Bilayut, Billaït, &c.,..Europe... Wilāyat is the usual form in Bombay.1901 R. Kipling Kim iv. 107 Hai, my son, thou hast never learned all that since thou camest from Belait (Europe).1962 M. Malgonkar Combat of Shadows iv. 24 ‘Guests from bilayat.’ ‘Oh, from England—who are they?’2002 Times of India 11 Aug. 6/2 Currently all things Indian are the fave-rave flavour of the yaar in Bilayat. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1814
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