والدین

See also: والدين‎

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic وَالِدَيْن‎ (wālidayn), oblique dual of وَالِد‎ (wālid).

Noun
Dari والدین
Iranian Persian
Tajik волидайн (volidayn)

والدین • (vâledeyn)

  1. parents

Descendants
  • → Hindustani:
    • Hindi: वालिदैन (vālidain)
    • Urdu: والدین‎ (vālidain)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian والدین‎ (vālidayn), itself from Arabic وَالِدَيْن‎ (wālidayn).

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ʋɑː.lɪ.d̪ɛːn/
  • (Deccani) IPA(key): /ʋɑː.lɪ.d̪ɛːn/
  • (colloquial) IPA(key): /ʋɑːl.d̪ɛːn/
  • Rhymes: -ɛːn

Noun

والِدَین • (vālidain) m pl (Hindi spelling वालिदैन)

  1. (polite) parents
    Synonyms: ماں باپ‎ (māṉ bāp), (endearing) امی ابو‎ (ammī abbū)

References
  • “والدین”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • “والدین”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English] (in English), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.
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