Arabic word sheet
وَلَدٌ
a child, a son
- Type
- noun
- Root
- و ل د
Meaning and usage
Child, son or daughter
The one born of someone, boy or girl. The same word can name a single child or all of a person's offspring.
لَعِبَ الْوَلَدُ مَعَ أَبِيهِ فِي الْحَدِيقَةِ.
The child played with his father in the garden.
Young of an animal
The young of a beast of any kind. Said of the little one a mother animal has just borne or is rearing.
حَمَلَتِ الْقِطَّةُ وَلَدَهَا إِلَى الْبَيْتِ.
The cat carried her young one to the house.
Boy modern usage
In present-day usage, the word often means a young boy, as opposed to a girl.
جَلَسَ الْوَلَدُ بِجَانِبِ أُخْتِهِ.
The boy sat next to his sister.
Plural
أَوْلَادٌ
Word family
What the root means و ل د
The root carries the idea of bringing into the world. From it come giving birth, the father and the mother, the newborn, birth and its date, and the child, that is, the one born of someone.
to give birth to
وَلَدَ
father
وَالِدٌ
mother
وَالِدَةٌ
newborn
وَلِيدٌ
birth, childbirth
وِلَادَةٌ
time of birth
مِيلَادٌ
Synonyms
son
It names the tie to a parent and is said only of a boy, whereas the headword applies to a child of either sex.
small child
طِفْلٌ
It refers to young age, not to descent: one remains one's parents' child at any age, but does not stay small.