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وَلَدٌ

Root: ولد

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وَلَدٌ (of the measure فَعَلٌ in the sense of the measure مَفْعُولٌ, Msb) and and وِلْدٌ and وَلْدٌ , each used alike as sing. and pl., and masc. and fem., A child, son, daughter, youngling, or young one; and children, sons, daughters, offspring, young, or younglings; of any kind: [often applied to an unborn child, &c.; a fœtus:] pl. [of pauc.] of وَلَدٌ, and of وُلْدٌ, أَوْلَادٌ; and [pl. of pauc. of وَلَدٌ,] وِلْدَةٌ and إِلْدَةٌ: and pl. of وَلَدٌ, وُلْدٌ, like as أُسْدٌ is pl. of أَسَدٌ, in the dial. of the tribe of Keys, who make وَلَدٌ singular.
2 مَنْ دَمَّى عَقِبَيْكِ, a proverb, (T, S, L; but in the S, عَقِبَيْكَ;) of the Benoo-Asad, Thy son is he who made thy two heels to be smeared with blood; i. e., whom thou thyself broughtest forth; he is thy son really; not he whom thou hast taken from another, and adopted.
3 مَا أَدْرِى أَىُّ وَلَدِ الرَّجُل هُوَ I know not what man he is.
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