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والِدَة

wālidatun

(the) mother

মাকে

Root letters: و ل دAppears 3 times in the Qur'an#2,052 most frequentActive participle (ism fāʿil)Feminine (muʾannath)Verb form I
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About this word

Active participle (ism fāʿil)Feminine (muʾannath)Verb form IRoot letters: و ل د

Singular & plural — as used in the Qur'an

  • Singular (mufrad)وَٰلِدَةٌۢ2 times
  • Plural (jamʿ)۞ وَٱلْوَٰلِدَٰتُ1 times

Forms in the Qur'an

  • ۞ وَٱلْوَٰلِدَٰتُAnd the motherswal-wālidātu · 1 times
  • وَٰلِدَةٌۢ(the) motherwālidatun · 1 times
  • وَٰلِدَتِكَyour motherwālidatika · 1 times

Words from the same root

More words from the root و ل د — know one root, recognise many words.

Examples from the Qur'an

[The Day] when Allāh will say, "O Jesus, Son of Mary, remember My favor upon you and upon your mother when I supported you with the Pure Spirit [i.e., the angel Gabriel] and you spoke to the people in the cradle and in maturity; and [remember] when I taught you writing and wisdom and the Torah and the Gospel; and when you designed from clay [what was] like the form of a bird with My permission, then you breathed into it, and it became a bird with My permission; and you healed the blind [from birth] and the leper with My permission; and when you brought forth the dead with My permission; and when I restrained the Children of Israel from [killing] you when you came to them with clear proofs and those who disbelieved among them said, "This is not but obvious magic."

Surah 5:110 — Read full ayah

Mothers may nurse [i.e., breastfeed] their children two complete years for whoever wishes to complete the nursing [period]. Upon the father is their [i.e., the mothers'] provision and their clothing according to what is acceptable. No person is charged with more than his capacity. No mother should be harmed through her child, and no father through his child. And upon the [father's] heir is [a duty] like that [of the father]. And if they both desire weaning through mutual consent from both of them and consultation, there is no blame upon either of them. And if you wish to have your children nursed by a substitute, there is no blame upon you as long as you give payment according to what is acceptable. And fear Allāh and know that Allāh is Seeing of what you do.

Surah 2:233 — Read full ayah