والد

Arabic

Etymology

Derived from the active participle of وَلَدَ (walada, “to give birth”), from the root و ل د (w-l-d).

Noun

وَالِد • (wālid) m (dual وَالِدَان (wālidān), plural وَالِدُون (wālidūn), feminine وَالِدَة (wālida))

1. parent

   وَالِدَانِ ― wālidāni ― (two) parents

2. father
3. (in the plural) paternal relatives

Declension

Declension of noun وَالِد (wālid)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	وَالِد wālid	الْوَالِد al-wālid	وَالِد wālid
Nominative	وَالِدٌ wālidun	الْوَالِدُ al-wālidu	وَالِدُ wālidu
Accusative	وَالِدًا wālidan	الْوَالِدَ al-wālida	وَالِدَ wālida
Genitive	وَالِدٍ wālidin	الْوَالِدِ al-wālidi	وَالِدِ wālidi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	وَالِدَيْن wālidayn	الْوَالِدَيْن al-wālidayn	وَالِدَيْ wāliday
Nominative	وَالِدَانِ wālidāni	الْوَالِدَانِ al-wālidāni	وَالِدَا wālidā
Accusative	وَالِدَيْنِ wālidayni	الْوَالِدَيْنِ al-wālidayni	وَالِدَيْ wāliday
Genitive	وَالِدَيْنِ wālidayni	الْوَالِدَيْنِ al-wālidayni	وَالِدَيْ wāliday
Plural	sound masculine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	وَالِدِين wālidīn	الْوَالِدِين al-wālidīn	وَالِدِي wālidī
Nominative	وَالِدُونَ wālidūna	الْوَالِدُونَ al-wālidūna	وَالِدُو wālidū
Accusative	وَالِدِينَ wālidīna	الْوَالِدِينَ al-wālidīna	وَالِدِي wālidī
Genitive	وَالِدِينَ wālidīna	الْوَالِدِينَ al-wālidīna	وَالِدِي wālidī

Synonyms

• (father): أَب (ʔab)