ولد

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Algerian Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic وَلَد (walad).

Pronunciation

Noun

ولد (weldm (plural ولاد (wulād))

  1. son
  2. boy
  3. child

Arabic

Root
و ل د (w-l-d)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *walad-. Cognate with Akkadian 𒅇𒌅 (walādum), Aramaic יְלַד (yəlaḏ), Classical Syriac ܝܠܕ (ilaḏ), Hebrew יָלַד (yālaḏ) and Ugaritic 𐎊𐎍𐎄 (yld).

Pronunciation

Verb

وَلَدَ (walada) I, non-past يَلِدُ‎ (yalidu)

  1. to bear, to beget
    وُلِدْتُ فِي مَدِينَةٍ كَبِيرَةٍ.wulidtu fī madīnatin kabīratin.I was born in a big city.
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 112:3:
      لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ
      lam yalid walam yūlad
      He neither begets nor is born,
  2. to produce, to bring forth
Conjugation
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Etymology 2

Form-II intensive/causative of وَلَدَ (walada, to give birth).

Pronunciation

Verb

وَلَّدَ (wallada) II, non-past يُوَلِّدُ‎ (yuwallidu)

  1. to assist in childbirth (as a midwife)
  2. to make children to, to cause to give birth
  3. to rear, to educate, to bring up
  4. to innovate, to originate, to generate, to produce
  5. to give birth
  6. to derive (a word)
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Etymology 3

Compare Hebrew יֶלֶד (yéled), Ge'ez ወልድ (wäld).

Pronunciation

Noun

وَلَد (waladm (plural أَوْلَاد (ʔawlād) or وُلْد (wuld) or وِلْدَان (wildān) or وِلْدَة (wilda))

  1. child (son or daughter of any age)
    أُرِيد أَنْ أَلْعَب مَع أَوْلادُك.
    ʔurīd ʔan ʔalʕab maʕ ʔawlāduk.
    I want to play with your children.
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 17:31:
      وَلَا تَقْتُلُوا أَوْلَادَكُمْ خَشْيَةَ إِمْلَاقٍ ۖ نَحْنُ نَرْزُقُهُمْ وَإِيَّاكُمْ ۚ إِنَّ قَتْلَهُمْ كَانَ خِطْئًا كَبِيرًا
      walā taqtulū ʔawlādakum ḵašyata ʔimlāqin naḥnu narzuquhum wa-ʔiyyākum ʔinna qatlahum kāna ḵiṭʔan kabīran
      And do not kill your children for fear of poverty. We provide for them and for you. Indeed, their killing is ever a great sin.
  2. (collective) offspring, issue
  3. (colloquial) boy
  4. (colloquial) son
Declension
Descendants
  • Maltese: wild
  • Azerbaijani: vələd
  • Bengali: ওলদ (ōlod)
  • Ottoman Turkish: ولد (veled) (see there for further descendants)
  • Uzbek: valad

(via plural form أَوْلَاد (ʔawlād))

References

  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “ولد”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Chadian Arabic

Root
و ل د
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic وَلِدَ (walida).

Verb

ولد (wilid) (non-past يلد (yalda))

  1. to give birth

References

  • Judith Heath, compiler (2016), Chadian Arabic - English Lexicon, N'Djamena, Chad: Association SIL, page 189

Hassaniya Arabic

Etymology

Standard Arabic وَلَد (walad, son of)

Pronunciation

Prefix

ولد (wull)

  1. son (of)

References

  1. ^ apptek.com "Solving the Problem of Traditional Approaches to Name Matching" 'The North African Arabic prefix Ow, a variant of Ould (which comes from Arabic وَلَد (walad, son of))'

Moroccan Arabic

Root
و ل د
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic وَلَد (walad).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /wuld/, /wald/
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Noun

ولد (wuld, waldm (plural ولاد (wlād))

  1. boy
    Synonyms: طفل (tafl), عايل (ʕāyil)
  2. son
    Synonym: بن (ben)
  3. (in the plural) children

North Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic وَلَد (walad).

Noun

ولد (waladm (plural ولاد (ulād) or صِبيان (ṣibyān) or صُبيان (ṣubyān))

  1. boy

Usage notes

  • The plural ولاد (ulād) can mean “boys” specifically, but also “children” in general. The alternative plural is used to explicitly specify the masculine.

See also

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic وَلَد (walad). The adjective is from a clipping of ولد زنا (veledi zina, bastard).

Noun

ولد (veled) (broken plural اولاد or ولده)

  1. child
    Synonym: اوغل (oğul)
  2. child (of animals), cub, pup
  3. children, offspring, progeny
    Synonym: اولاد (evlâd)

Derived terms

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Descendants

Adjective

ولد (veled)

  1. mischievous, crafty
  2. impudent, audacious

Descendants

References

South Levantine Arabic

Root
و ل د
4 terms

Etymology 1

From Arabic وَلِدَ (walida).

Pronunciation

Verb

ولد (wilid) I (present بولد (būlad))

  1. to give birth
Conjugation
    Conjugation of ولد (wilid)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m ولدت (wlidt) ولدت (wlidt) ولد (wilid) ولدنا (wlidna) ولدتو (wlidtu) ولدو (wildu)
f ولدتي (wlidti) ولدت (wildat)
present m بولد (bawlad) بتولد (btūlad) بيولد (būlad) منولد (mnūlad) بتولدو (btūladu) بيولدو (būladu)
f بتولدي (btūladi) بتولد (btūlad)
subjunctive m اولد (awlad) تولد (tūlad) يولد (yūlad) نولد (nūlad) تولدو (tūladu) يولدو (yūladu)
f تولدي (tūladi) تولد (tūlad)
imperative m اولد (ūlad) اولدو (ūladu)
f اولدي (ūladi)

Etymology 2

From Arabic وَلَد (walad).

Pronunciation

Noun

ولد (waladm (plural ولاد (ulād) or أولاد (ʔawlād))

  1. boy, kid, child
    هاد ولد جديد بصفّي.
    hād walad jdīd bi-ṣaffi
    This is a new kid in my class.
  2. son
    Synonym: ابن (ibn)
See also
  • طفل (ṭifl, young child, toddler)
  • صبي (ṣabi, boy, young man)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic وَلَد (walad).

Pronunciation

Noun

وَلَد (valadm (Hindi spelling वलद)

  1. son
    Synonyms: بیٹا (beṭā), فرزند (farzand)
  2. offspring
    Synonym: اولاد (olād)
  3. boy
    Synonym: لڑکا (laṛkā)

References

  • ولد”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • ولد”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.