وليد

Arabic

Etymology

و ل د‎ (w-l-d). Related to Hebrew יָלִיד‎ (yalíd).

Noun

وَلِيد • (walīd) m (plural وَلَائِد‎ (walāʾid) 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 ʾin kafartum yawman yajʿalu l-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

Declension

Adjective

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

  1. young, new

Declension

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