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Maltese
Etymology
From Arabic أَوْلاد (ʔawlād), plural of وَلَد (walad), whence Maltese wild (“progeny”), of which ulied does not anymore function as a plural, however.
Pronunciation
Noun
ulied
- one's children; offspring
- plural of iben (“son”)
- plural of bint (“daughter”)
Usage notes
- In order to specify sex in the plural, the appositions subien (“boys”) and bniet (“girls”) are used; see these.
Inflection