تَوَلُّد birth in Arabic
تَوَلُّد is how you say “birth” in Arabic.
Root و ل د w-l-d. noun (verbal noun / maṣdar of Form V). tawallud.
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Meaning of birth in Arabic
- generation, origination one thing being produced or arising from another, whether concrete or abstract
- birth, coming into being
Example sentence
مِثَال تولد الطَّاعَة ونموها وتزايدها كَمثل نواة غرستها فَصَارَت شَجَرَة ثمَّ أثمرت فَأكلت ثَمَرهَا وغرست نَوَاهَا،
The example of the birth, growth, and increase of obedience is like a seed you plant, which becomes a tree, then it bears fruit, and you eat its fruit and plant its seeds,
تَوَلُّدِ birth
tawallud means 'being generated, coming-to-be'; the 'of…' word, itself joined to the next word.
The English is machine-translated.
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How it is used
This is the verbal noun of Form V تولّد (tawallada), which describes something 'becoming generated, engendered, or produced' from something else. It covers literal generation and figurative uses, such as a feeling or party-spirit arising among people.
Words from the same root
- وَلَدٌ a child, son, offspring
- وَالِدٌ a father, a parent
- مَوْلِدٌ a birth, birthday, or birthplace
- مِيلَادٌ a birth, nativity
- مَوْلُودٌ a newborn child
Common questions
- How do you say "birth" in Arabic?
- تَوَلُّد (tawallud) — literally the state of being generated or brought into being from something else.
- Is تَوَلُّد only used for literal birth?
- No — it's also used figuratively, for example when a sentiment or party-spirit 'originates' or arises among people.
Related words
Definitions summarised from Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (E. W. Lane, 1863–1893).