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وَلَدَتْ

Root: ولد

Form: 1

Full Definition

وَلَدَتْI , Present.T تَلِدُ, Verbal.Noun وِلَادَهٌ and وَلَادٌ and وَلَادَهٌ and وَلَادٌ, but each is more common with kesr, and إِلَادَهٌ and مَوْلِدٌ and لِدَةٌ, [and app. مِيلَادٌ, like مِقْدَارٌ, (see an ex. voce تِلَادٌ, in art. تلد,)] She brought forth a child, or young one; or children, young, or offspring.
2 Also, ولَدَ, He begot a child, or young one; &c.
3 أَرْضُ البَلْقَآءِ تَلِدُ الزَّعْفَرَانَ [The land of El-Balkà produces saffron].
4 اللَّيَالِى حَبَالَى لَيْسَ يُدْرَىمَا يَلِدْنَ [The nights are pregnant: it is not known what they will bring forth].
5 [لَمْ يَلْدِهِ occurs in a verse cited voce رُبَّ, for لَمْ يَلِدْهُ; like لم أَجْدِ for لَمْ أَجِدْ.]
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