وَلَدchild

Example sentences

• فإذا خرجنا من عند رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم عافسنا الأزواج والأولاد والضيعات نسينا كثيراً

  But when we leave the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, we get involved with our wives, children, and livelihood and forget much.

  وَالْأَوْلَادَ — and the children. Joined by 'and', a second accusative object — 'and the children', another broken plural. Coordinated objects match in case. It adds to the worldly distractions.

  From: Devotion and Daily Life →

• فإذا خرجنا من عندك عافسنا الأزواج والأولاد والضيعات نسينا كثيراً

  But when we leave your presence, we get involved with our wives, children, and livelihood and forget much.

  وَالْأَوْلَادَ — and the children. 'And the children' — a second accusative object, broken plural, joined by 'and' and matching its case.

  From: Devotion and Daily Life →

• وكم من رجل غضب على ولده أو صديقه، فقال كلمة قاسية فرقت بينهما، أو فعل فعلة شنعاء أورثت عداوة

  How many a man has gotten angry at his child or friend, uttered a harsh word that separated them, or committed a terrible deed that led to enmity.

  وَلَدِهِ — his child. A noun 'child' with an attached 'his' fused on, governed by the preceding 'at': at his child. The possessor rides on the suffix; the noun sits in the form 'at' requires.

  From: Restraining Anger →

• جل عن صاحبة وولد وكذب القس،

  Exalted is He above having a wife and child, and the priest lied.

  وَوَلَدٍ — and child. This is wa- joined to a second noun governed by the same preposition 'above', 'and a child'. The coordinating wa- means this item matches the case of the noun it is joined to, so it too takes the indefinite post-preposition ending.

  From: God's Attributes →