ولد

See also: و ل د

Algerian Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic وَلَد (walad).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wɪld/

Noun

ولد (weld) m (plural ولاد (wulād))

1. son
2. boy
3. child

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Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root و ل د (w-l-d), from Proto-Semitic *walad-. Cognate with Akkadian 𒅇𒌅 (walādum), Aramaic יְלַד (yəlaḏ), Classical Syriac ܝܠܕ (ilaḏ), Hebrew יָלַד (yālaḏ) and Ugaritic 𐎊𐎍𐎄 (yld).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wa.la.da/

Verb

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

Related terms

• وَلَّدَ (wallada, “to assist in childbirth, to generate”)
• أَوْلَدَ (ʔawlada, “to cause to give birth”)
• تَوَلَّدَ (tawallada, “to be born”)
• تَوَالَدَ (tawālada, “to propagate”)
• اِتَّلَدَ (ittalada, “to be born”)
• اِسْتَوْلَدَ (istawlada, “to wish to have children from a woman”)

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wal.la.da/

Verb

وَلَّدَ • (wallada) II (non-past يُوَلِّدُ (yuwallidu), verbal noun تَوْلِيد (tawlīd))

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)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of وَلَّدَ (II, sound, full passive, verbal noun تَوْلِيد)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						تَوْلِيد tawlīd
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُوَلِّد muwallid
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُوَلَّد muwallad
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	وَلَّدْتُ walladtu	وَلَّدْتَ walladta	وَلَّدَ wallada		وَلَّدْتُمَا walladtumā	وَلَّدَا walladā		وَلَّدْنَا walladnā	وَلَّدْتُمْ walladtum	وَلَّدُوا walladū
	f		وَلَّدْتِ walladti	وَلَّدَتْ walladat			وَلَّدَتَا walladatā			وَلَّدْتُنَّ walladtunna	وَلَّدْنَ walladna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُوَلِّدُ ʔuwallidu	تُوَلِّدُ tuwallidu	يُوَلِّدُ yuwallidu		تُوَلِّدَانِ tuwallidāni	يُوَلِّدَانِ yuwallidāni		نُوَلِّدُ nuwallidu	تُوَلِّدُونَ tuwallidūna	يُوَلِّدُونَ yuwallidūna
	f		تُوَلِّدِينَ tuwallidīna	تُوَلِّدُ tuwallidu			تُوَلِّدَانِ tuwallidāni			تُوَلِّدْنَ tuwallidna	يُوَلِّدْنَ yuwallidna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُوَلِّدَ ʔuwallida	تُوَلِّدَ tuwallida	يُوَلِّدَ yuwallida		تُوَلِّدَا tuwallidā	يُوَلِّدَا yuwallidā		نُوَلِّدَ nuwallida	تُوَلِّدُوا tuwallidū	يُوَلِّدُوا yuwallidū
	f		تُوَلِّدِي tuwallidī	تُوَلِّدَ tuwallida			تُوَلِّدَا tuwallidā			تُوَلِّدْنَ tuwallidna	يُوَلِّدْنَ yuwallidna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُوَلِّدْ ʔuwallid	تُوَلِّدْ tuwallid	يُوَلِّدْ yuwallid		تُوَلِّدَا tuwallidā	يُوَلِّدَا yuwallidā		نُوَلِّدْ nuwallid	تُوَلِّدُوا tuwallidū	يُوَلِّدُوا yuwallidū
	f		تُوَلِّدِي tuwallidī	تُوَلِّدْ tuwallid			تُوَلِّدَا tuwallidā			تُوَلِّدْنَ tuwallidna	يُوَلِّدْنَ yuwallidna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		وَلِّدْ wallid			وَلِّدَا wallidā				وَلِّدُوا wallidū
	f		وَلِّدِي wallidī							وَلِّدْنَ wallidna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	وُلِّدْتُ wullidtu	وُلِّدْتَ wullidta	وُلِّدَ wullida		وُلِّدْتُمَا wullidtumā	وُلِّدَا wullidā		وُلِّدْنَا wullidnā	وُلِّدْتُمْ wullidtum	وُلِّدُوا wullidū
	f		وُلِّدْتِ wullidti	وُلِّدَتْ wullidat			وُلِّدَتَا wullidatā			وُلِّدْتُنَّ wullidtunna	وُلِّدْنَ wullidna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُوَلَّدُ ʔuwalladu	تُوَلَّدُ tuwalladu	يُوَلَّدُ yuwalladu		تُوَلَّدَانِ tuwalladāni	يُوَلَّدَانِ yuwalladāni		نُوَلَّدُ nuwalladu	تُوَلَّدُونَ tuwalladūna	يُوَلَّدُونَ yuwalladūna
	f		تُوَلَّدِينَ tuwalladīna	تُوَلَّدُ tuwalladu			تُوَلَّدَانِ tuwalladāni			تُوَلَّدْنَ tuwalladna	يُوَلَّدْنَ yuwalladna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُوَلَّدَ ʔuwallada	تُوَلَّدَ tuwallada	يُوَلَّدَ yuwallada		تُوَلَّدَا tuwalladā	يُوَلَّدَا yuwalladā		نُوَلَّدَ nuwallada	تُوَلَّدُوا tuwalladū	يُوَلَّدُوا yuwalladū
	f		تُوَلَّدِي tuwalladī	تُوَلَّدَ tuwallada			تُوَلَّدَا tuwalladā			تُوَلَّدْنَ tuwalladna	يُوَلَّدْنَ yuwalladna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُوَلَّدْ ʔuwallad	تُوَلَّدْ tuwallad	يُوَلَّدْ yuwallad		تُوَلَّدَا tuwalladā	يُوَلَّدَا yuwalladā		نُوَلَّدْ nuwallad	تُوَلَّدُوا tuwalladū	يُوَلَّدُوا yuwalladū
	f		تُوَلَّدِي tuwalladī	تُوَلَّدْ tuwallad			تُوَلَّدَا tuwalladā			تُوَلَّدْنَ tuwalladna	يُوَلَّدْنَ yuwalladna

Related terms

• وَلَدَ (walada, “to give birth”)
• أَوْلَدَ (ʔawlada, “to cause to give birth”)
• تَوَلَّدَ (tawallada, “to be born”)
• تَوَالَدَ (tawālada, “to propagate”)
• اِتَّلَدَ (ittalada, “to be born”)
• اِسْتَوْلَدَ (istawlada, “to wish to have children from a woman”)

References

• Lane, Edward William (1863) “ولد”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎^[1], London: Williams & Norgate
• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “ولد”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[2], London: W.H. Allen

Etymology 3

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wa.lad/

Noun

وَلَد • (walad) m (plural أَوْلَاد (ʔawlād) or وُلْد (wuld) or وِلْدَان (wildān) or وِلْدَة (wilda))

1. child (“son or daughter of any age”)
   • 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

Declension of noun وَلَد (walad)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	وَلَد walad	الْوَلَد al-walad	وَلَد walad
Nominative	وَلَدٌ waladun	الْوَلَدُ al-waladu	وَلَدُ waladu
Accusative	وَلَدًا waladan	الْوَلَدَ al-walada	وَلَدَ walada
Genitive	وَلَدٍ waladin	الْوَلَدِ al-waladi	وَلَدِ waladi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	وَلَدَيْن waladayn	الْوَلَدَيْن al-waladayn	وَلَدَيْ waladay
Nominative	وَلَدَانِ waladāni	الْوَلَدَانِ al-waladāni	وَلَدَا waladā
Accusative	وَلَدَيْنِ waladayni	الْوَلَدَيْنِ al-waladayni	وَلَدَيْ waladay
Genitive	وَلَدَيْنِ waladayni	الْوَلَدَيْنِ al-waladayni	وَلَدَيْ waladay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote‎; broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَوْلَاد‎; وُلْد‎; وِلْدَان‎; وِلْدَة ʔawlād‎; wuld‎; wildān‎; wilda	الْأَوْلَاد‎; الْوُلْد‎; الْوِلْدَان‎; الْوِلْدَة al-ʔawlād‎; al-wuld‎; al-wildān‎; al-wilda	أَوْلَاد‎; وُلْد‎; وِلْدَان‎; وِلْدَة ʔawlād‎; wuld‎; wildān‎; wildat
Nominative	أَوْلَادٌ‎; وُلْدٌ‎; وِلْدَانٌ‎; وِلْدَةٌ ʔawlādun‎; wuldun‎; wildānun‎; wildatun	الْأَوْلَادُ‎; الْوُلْدُ‎; الْوِلْدَانُ‎; الْوِلْدَةُ al-ʔawlādu‎; al-wuldu‎; al-wildānu‎; al-wildatu	أَوْلَادُ‎; وُلْدُ‎; وِلْدَانُ‎; وِلْدَةُ ʔawlādu‎; wuldu‎; wildānu‎; wildatu
Accusative	أَوْلَادًا‎; وُلْدًا‎; وِلْدَانًا‎; وِلْدَةً ʔawlādan‎; wuldan‎; wildānan‎; wildatan	الْأَوْلَادَ‎; الْوُلْدَ‎; الْوِلْدَانَ‎; الْوِلْدَةَ al-ʔawlāda‎; al-wulda‎; al-wildāna‎; al-wildata	أَوْلَادَ‎; وُلْدَ‎; وِلْدَانَ‎; وِلْدَةَ ʔawlāda‎; wulda‎; wildāna‎; wildata
Genitive	أَوْلَادٍ‎; وُلْدٍ‎; وِلْدَانٍ‎; وِلْدَةٍ ʔawlādin‎; wuldin‎; wildānin‎; wildatin	الْأَوْلَادِ‎; الْوُلْدِ‎; الْوِلْدَانِ‎; الْوِلْدَةِ al-ʔawlādi‎; al-wuldi‎; al-wildāni‎; al-wildati	أَوْلَادِ‎; وُلْدِ‎; وِلْدَانِ‎; وِلْدَةِ ʔawlādi‎; wuldi‎; wildāni‎; wildati

Descendants

• Maltese: wild
• → Azerbaijani: vələd
• → Bengali: ওলদ (ōlod)
• → Turkish: velet
• → Uzbek: valad

(via plural form أَوْلَاد (ʔawlād))

• → Azerbaijani: övlad
• → Bengali: আওলাদ (aōlad)
• → Hindustani:
  • Hindi: औलाद (aulād)
  • Urdu: اولاد (aulād)
• → Kazakh: әулет (äulet)
• → Ottoman Turkish: اولاد
  • Turkish: evlat
  • → Albanian: evlat
  • → Ladino: evlad (Monastir)
  • → Serbo-Croatian: èvlād／ѐвла̄д
• → Persian: اولاد (owlâd)
• → Turkmen: öwlat
• → Uzbek: avlod

References

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

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Hassaniya

Etymology

Standard Arabic وَلَد (walad, “son of”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [wulː]

Prefix

ولد (wull)

1. son (of)

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Moroccan Arabic

Root
و ل د
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic وَلَد (walad).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wuld/, /wald/

• Audio:

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Noun

ولد • (wuld, wald) m (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 • (walad) m (plural ولاد (wlēd) or صِبيان (ṣibyān) or صُبيان (ṣubyān))

1. boy

Usage notes

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

See also

• ابن (ibin)
• بنت (bint)
• شب (šabb)
• صبيه (ṣabīye)
• طفل (ṭifil, ṭufil)

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South Levantine Arabic

Root
و ل د
4 terms

Etymology 1

From Arabic وَلِدَ (walida).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wi.lid/, [ˈwi.lɪd]

• Audio (al-Lidd):

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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

• IPA^(key): /wa.lad/, [ˈwa.lad]

• Audio (Jerusalem):

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Noun

ولد • (walad) m (plural ولاد (wlād) 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”)