Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
ولد
Qur'an Occurrences
102 times across 39 surahs

Definitions (1)

Meanings associated with the root ولد across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.

  1. 1
    The root "wld" primarily refers to birth and offspring. A "walīd" is a newborn, infant, or young child. It can also denote a boy, youth, or servant, especially one born into servitude.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: w-l-d
Listen: يَلِدْ 112:3
Root letters: و — ل — د

Word Family Tree (55 forms)

All word forms derived from the root ولد as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.

Noun 93× Verb

Concordance — 102 Occurrences

Every place in the Qur'an where the root ولد appears, grouped by grammatical role.

Noun (73) · Verb (8)

Noun (73 verses — showing first 5)

Jonah 10:68 Noun
قَالُوا۟ ٱتَّخَذَ ٱللَّهُ وَلَدࣰاۗ سُبۡحَـٰنَهُۥۖ هُوَ ٱلۡغَنِیُّۖ لَهُۥ مَا فِی ٱلسَّمَـٰوَ ٰتِ وَمَا فِی ٱلۡأَرۡضِۚ إِنۡ عِندَكُم مِّن سُلۡطَـٰنِۭ بِهَـٰذَاۤۚ أَتَقُولُونَ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ مَا لَا تَعۡلَمُونَ ۝٦٨
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): They have said, " Allah has taken a son." Exalted is He; He is the [one] Free of need. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth. You have no authority for this [claim]. Do you say about Allah that which you do not know
Joseph 12:21 Noun
وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِی ٱشۡتَرَىٰهُ مِن مِّصۡرَ لِٱمۡرَأَتِهِۦۤ أَكۡرِمِی مَثۡوَىٰهُ عَسَىٰۤ أَن یَنفَعَنَاۤ أَوۡ نَتَّخِذَهُۥ وَلَدࣰاۚ وَكَذَ ٰلِكَ مَكَّنَّا لِیُوسُفَ فِی ٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَلِنُعَلِّمَهُۥ مِن تَأۡوِیلِ ٱلۡأَحَادِیثِۚ وَٱللَّهُ غَالِبٌ عَلَىٰۤ أَمۡرِهِۦ وَلَـٰكِنَّ أَكۡثَرَ ٱلنَّاسِ لَا یَعۡلَمُونَ ۝٢١
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And the one from Egypt who bought him said to his wife, "Make his residence comfortable. Perhaps he will benefit us, or we will adopt him as a son." And thus, We established Joseph in the land that We might teach him the interpretation of events. And Allah is predominant over His affair, but most of the people do not know
Abraham 14:41 Noun
رَبَّنَا ٱغۡفِرۡ لِی وَلِوَ ٰلِدَیَّ وَلِلۡمُؤۡمِنِینَ یَوۡمَ یَقُومُ ٱلۡحِسَابُ ۝٤١
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Our Lord, forgive me and my parents and the believers the Day the account is established."
Children of Israel, The Israelites 17:111 Noun
وَقُلِ ٱلۡحَمۡدُ لِلَّهِ ٱلَّذِی لَمۡ یَتَّخِذۡ وَلَدࣰا وَلَمۡ یَكُن لَّهُۥ شَرِیكࣱ فِی ٱلۡمُلۡكِ وَلَمۡ یَكُن لَّهُۥ وَلِیࣱّ مِّنَ ٱلذُّلِّۖ وَكَبِّرۡهُ تَكۡبِیرَۢا ۝١١١
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And say, "Praise to Allah , who has not taken a son and has had no partner in [His] dominion and has no [need of a] protector out of weakness; and glorify Him with [great] glorification."
Children of Israel, The Israelites 17:23 Noun
۞ وَقَضَىٰ رَبُّكَ أَلَّا تَعۡبُدُوۤا۟ إِلَّاۤ إِیَّاهُ وَبِٱلۡوَ ٰلِدَیۡنِ إِحۡسَـٰنًاۚ إِمَّا یَبۡلُغَنَّ عِندَكَ ٱلۡكِبَرَ أَحَدُهُمَاۤ أَوۡ كِلَاهُمَا فَلَا تَقُل لَّهُمَاۤ أُفࣲّ وَلَا تَنۡهَرۡهُمَا وَقُل لَّهُمَا قَوۡلࣰا كَرِیمࣰا ۝٢٣
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And your Lord has decreed that you not worship except Him, and to parents, good treatment. Whether one or both of them reach old age [while] with you, say not to them [so much as], "uff," and do not repel them but speak to them a noble word

Derived Forms (55)

Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
وَلَدًا waladanā Noun 13×
وَلَدٌ waladun Noun 12×
بِوَٰلِدَيْهِ biwalidayhi Noun
وَبِٱلْوَٰلِدَيْنِ wabilwalidayni Noun
أَوْلَٰدُهُم ʾaawladuhum Noun
ٱلْوَٰلِدَانِ lwalidaāni Noun
وَلَدَ walada Verb
وِلْدَٰنٌ wildanun Noun
وَلِوَٰلِدَىَّ waliwalidaāa Noun
وَأَوْلَٰدُكُمْ waʾaawladukum Noun