Arabic edit

Etymology edit

Root
و ل د (w-l-d)

Cognate with Hebrew הולדת (hulédet).

Pronunciation edit

  • (birth):
    (file)

Noun edit

وِلَادَة (wilādaf

  1. verbal noun of وَلَدَ (walada) (form I)
  2. birth (process of childbearing)

Declension edit

Adjective edit

وَلَّادَة (wallāda) (feminine plural وَلَّادَاتٌ (wallādātun))

  1. fecund, spawning many offsprings, prolific

Declension edit

Egyptian Arabic edit

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ولادة (wallādaf

  1. midwife