Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/-wal


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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) &Alpha; Guy into Books &trade;  &sect; ( Message ) -  14:12, 12 September 2017 (UTC)

-wal

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The article fails WP:GNG and fails to mention any sources, or the origin/meaning of the suffix. Vignyanatalk 10:10, 5 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of India-related deletion discussions. Vignyanatalk 10:10, 5 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Language-related deletion discussions. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 14:55, 5 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Geography-related deletion discussions. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 14:55, 5 September 2017 (UTC)


 * Keep - given how many towns have this word in their name, I think it's noteworthy enough for Wikipedia. I asked a Pakistani friend about it and it turns out that the word implies possession.  The wala and wali versions are the male and female versions.  I am having a hard time coming up with RS to support the article, but of course, I am searching in English whereas you really want to be searching using Punjabi. Robman94 (talk) 21:05, 5 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Pakistan-related deletion discussions. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 22:33, 5 September 2017 (UTC)


 * Keep - Here is one source. There are other sources as well but only snippet view is available. - Mfarazbaig (talk) 14:11, 6 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Do you have that book? If so, what does it say about -wal? Robman94 (talk) 22:35, 6 September 2017 (UTC)


 * Keep. Notable both as an element in placenames (ubiquitous in the northern part of the subcontinent) and as the extremely common Hindi/Urdu suffix. Noting that the two facets of this topic should be treated within the same article, so a merge with Wallah would be appropriate. – Uanfala 10:02, 7 September 2017 (UTC)


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