والد
Arabic
| Root |
|---|
| و ل د (w l d) |
| 14 terms |
Etymology
Derived from the active participle of وَلَدَ (walada, “to give birth”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /waː.lid/
Noun
وَالِد • (wālid) m (dual وَالِدَان (wālidān), plural وَالِدُون (wālidūn), feminine وَالِدَة (wālida))
- father
- Synonym: أَب (ʔab)
- parent
- وَالِدَانِ ― wālidāni ― (two) parents
- (in the plural) paternal relatives
Declension
| 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 |
Descendants
(via informal dual form وَالِدَيْن (wālidayn)):
- → Azerbaijani: valideyn
- → Ottoman Turkish: والدین (vâlideyn)
- → Classical Persian: وَالِدَیْن (wālidayn)
- → Uzbek: volidayn
Ottoman Turkish
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic وَالِد (wālid).
Adjective
والد • (vâlid) (Arabic feminine singular and nonhuman plural والده)
Noun
والد • (vâlid)
Related terms
- والده (vâlide)
Further reading
- Redhouse, James W. (1890) “والد”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 2124
Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic وَالِد (wālid), from وَلَدَ (walada), from Proto-Semitic *walad-.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /waː.ˈlid/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [wɑː.lɪd̪]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [vɒː.led̪̥]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [vɔ.lid̪]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | wālid |
| Dari reading? | wālid |
| Iranian reading? | vâled |
| Tajik reading? | volid |
Noun
| Dari | والد |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | волид |
والِد • (vâled)
Descendants
South Levantine Arabic
| Root |
|---|
| و ل د |
| 4 terms |
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /waː.led/
Noun
والد • (wāled) m (dual والدين (wālidēn), feminine والدة (wālde))
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian وَالِد (wālid), from Arabic وَالِد (wālid).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ʋɑː.lɪd̪/