Arabic for parent

waalid
ﻭَﺍﻟِﺪ
parent – masculine singular

The Arabic word for parent is pronounced waalid and written ﻭَﺍﻟِﺪ.

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The Arabic word word for parent can also be conjugated:

waalida
ﻭَﺍﻟِﺪَﺓ
parent – feminine singular
waalidaat
ﻭَﺍﻟِﺪَﺍﺕ
parent – feminine plural
waaliduuna
ﻭَﺍﻟِﺪُﻭﻥَ
parent – masculine plural
Category: relationships
Part of speech: noun. Pattern: active participle

Using the word parent

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Important letters:
The root of the word parent consists of three Arabic letters: waw that is written and pronounced w, lam that is written and pronounced l and dal that is written and pronounced d. Words with the same root letters are often related.

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The word parent letter by letter

ﻭَﺍﻟِﺪ
ﻟـ
ـﺪ
 
ﻟـ
ـﺪ
 
ـﻮ
ـﺎ
ﻟـ
ـﻠـ
ـﻞ
ـﺪ
 
waw
w
alef
lam
l
dal
d
 
 
The Arabic word for parent consists of: The letter waw that is written ﻭ and pronounced w and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. The letter alef that is written ﺍ and pronounced . The letter lam that is written ﻝ ( here ﻟـ ) and pronounced l and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel i that is written as the sign ِ under the letter. The letter dal that is written ﺩ ( here ـﺪ ) and pronounced d and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﻭَﺍﻟِﺪ and pronounced waalid.
Arabic is written from right to left. Short vowels are placed above or under the letters, the are usually omitted.
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The pattern for parent

faa3il becomes waalid

We have seen that the Arabic word for parent is written ﻭَﺍﻟِﺪ and pronounced waalid. It follows the pattern active participle form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure faa3il where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is faa3il and the root letters are w, l and d, the word becomes waalid.
All Arabic words with the same pattern follow the same structure. If you know the pattern and root of a word, you can often guess its meaning. Learn more about Arabic word patterns

Words with the same pattern as parent