ميلاد

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See also: میلاد

Arabic

Etymology

Morphologically from the root و ل د (w-l-d).

Pronunciation

Noun

مِيلَاد (mīlādm (plural مَوَالِيد (mawālīd))

  1. birth
  2. time of birth, nativity
  3. birthday
  4. (in the plural) age classes, age groups
  5. Christmas, abbreviation of عِيد الْمِيلَاد (ʕīd al-mīlād).
    • Louisa Alcott, Little Women, Chapter 1, Arabic translation "Dar wa Maktabat al-Hilal, Lebanon":
      الْمِيلَادُ لَنْ يَكُونَ مِيلَادًا مِنْ دُونِ هَدَايَا.
      al-mīlādu lan yakūna mīlādan min dūni hadāyā.
      Christmas won't be Christmas without presents.

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Maltese: Milied
  • Azerbaijani: milad
  • Indonesian: milad
  • Persian: میلاد (milâd)
  • Turkish: milat
  • Turkmen: milad

References

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