Arabic

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Root
و ل د (w l d)
12 terms

Etymology 1

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Related to Hebrew יָלִיד (yalíd).

Noun

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وَلِيد (walīdm (plural وَلَائِد (walāʔid) or وِلْدَان (wildān) or وِلْدَة (wilda), feminine وَلِيدَة (walīda))

  1. newborn child, baby
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 73:17:
      فَكَيْفَ تَتَّقُونَ إِن كَفَرْتُمْ يَوْمًا يَجْعَلُ الْوِلْدَانَ شِيبًا
      fakayfa tattaqūna ʔin kafartum yawman yajʕalu al-wildāna šīban
      So if you disbelieve, how can you guard yourselves against a Day that will turn children’s hair grey,
  2. (with following genitive) the product of, the result of, occasioned by, engendered by, sprung from
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Adjective

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وَلِيد (walīd) (feminine وَلِيدَة (walīda), masculine plural وَلَائِد (walāʔid) or وِلْدَان (wildān) or وِلْدَة (wilda), feminine plural وَلَائِد (walāʔid))

  1. young, new
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Etymology 2

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Diminutive of وَلَد (walad).

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Noun

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وُلَيْد (wulaydm

  1. a small boy
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Chadian Arabic

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Root
و ل د
2 terms

Etymology

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From Arabic وُلَيْد (wulayd).

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (N'Djamena):(file)

Noun

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وليد (wilēdm (plural ولاد)

  1. son

References

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  • Heath, Judith, Mahadi, Mahamat Zene (2021) Lexique Arabe Tchadien-Français[1] (in French), 11th edition, N'Djamena, Chad: SIL Chad, page 152