वालिद

See also: वालिदा

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (wālid), from Arabic وَالِد (wālid).

Pronunciation

(Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /ʋɑː.lɪd̪/, [ʋäː.lɪd̪]

Noun

वालिद • (vālid) m (female equivalent वालिदा, Urdu spelling والد)

(Islam) father

Usage notes

This word is used in Muslim communities. The secular form is बाबा (bābā).

Declension

Declension of *वालिद* (masc cons-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	वालिद vālid	वालिद vālid
oblique	वालिद vālid	वालिदों vālidõ
vocative	वालिद vālid	वालिदो vālido

Synonyms

पिता (pitā)