وَالِدٌ
Root: ولد
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وَالِدٌ
and وَالِدَةٌ, the former as a possessive epithet, and the latter as an act. part. n. A woman, and any pregnant animal, having a child or young one, or children or young; and bringing forth.
2 Also وَالِدٌ A father: and a mother; as also وَالِدَةٌ; [which latter is the more common in this sense:] pl. of the former, وَالِدُونَ; and of the latter, وَالِدَاتٌ: the dual وَالِدَانِ signifies the two parents; the father and mother.
3 شَاةٌ وَالِدٌ A pregnant ewe or goat; as also وَالِدَةٌ and وَلُودٌ : pl. وُلْدٌ, or وُلَّدٌ, each of which is correct.
4 Also, A prolific ewe or goat; that breeds, or brings forth, plentifully; [as also وَلُودٌ : see S, K, art. أبد: see also an ex. of وَلُودٌ, applied to a woman, voce أَسْوَأُ.]
5 مِنْ شَرِّ وَالِدٍ وَمَا وَلَدَ, occurring in a trad. respecting prayer for God's protection, [lit., From the evil of a parent and what he hath begotten,] is said to mean Iblees and the devils: or Adam and the true friends and the prophets and the martyrs and the believers whom he hath begotten.
2 Also وَالِدٌ A father: and a mother; as also وَالِدَةٌ; [which latter is the more common in this sense:] pl. of the former, وَالِدُونَ; and of the latter, وَالِدَاتٌ: the dual وَالِدَانِ signifies the two parents; the father and mother.
3 شَاةٌ وَالِدٌ A pregnant ewe or goat; as also وَالِدَةٌ and وَلُودٌ : pl. وُلْدٌ, or وُلَّدٌ, each of which is correct.
4 Also, A prolific ewe or goat; that breeds, or brings forth, plentifully; [as also وَلُودٌ : see S, K, art. أبد: see also an ex. of وَلُودٌ, applied to a woman, voce أَسْوَأُ.]
5 مِنْ شَرِّ وَالِدٍ وَمَا وَلَدَ, occurring in a trad. respecting prayer for God's protection, [lit., From the evil of a parent and what he hath begotten,] is said to mean Iblees and the devils: or Adam and the true friends and the prophets and the martyrs and the believers whom he hath begotten.
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