والده

See also: والدة

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic وَالِدَة (wālida).

Adjective

والده • (vâlide)

  1. Arabic feminine singular and nonhuman plural of والد (vâlid)

Noun

والده • (vâlide)

  1. a female parent; a mother
    Synonyms: انا (ana), مادر (mader)
    والده سلطانvâlide-i sulṭântitle of the mother of the reigning sultan of Turkey

Descendants

  • Turkish: valide

Further reading

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic وَالِدَة (wālida). By surface analysis, والد (wālid / vâled) +‎ ـه (-a / -e).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? wālida
Dari reading? wālida
Iranian reading? vâlede
Tajik reading? volida

Noun

Dari والده
Iranian Persian
Tajik волида

والده • (wālida / vâlede)

  1. mother
    Synonym: مادر (mādar / mâdar)