Arabic reference
وَلَدَ
walada
to give birth
Irregular · 8 form tables
Modern Standard Arabic. Thirteen subject rows distinguish person, number and gender. Arabic forms retain their vowel marks; readings and English meanings appear alongside them.
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Active
Perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | waladtuI gave birth; I have given birth |
| naḥnu (we) | waladnāwe gave birth; we have given birth |
| anta (you, one man) | waladtayou (one man) gave birth; you (one man) have given birth |
| anti (you, one woman) | waladtiyou (one woman) gave birth; you (one woman) have given birth |
| antumā (you two) | waladtumāyou two gave birth; you two have given birth |
| antum (you, men) | waladtumyou (plural, masculine) gave birth; you (plural, masculine) have given birth |
| antunna (you, women) | waladtunnayou (plural, feminine) gave birth; you (plural, feminine) have given birth |
| huwa (he) | waladahe gave birth; he has given birth |
| hiya (she) | waladatshe gave birth; she has given birth |
| humā (they two, masculine) | waladāthey two (masculine) gave birth; they two (masculine) have given birth |
| humā (they two, feminine) | waladatāthey two (feminine) gave birth; they two (feminine) have given birth |
| hum (they, men) | waladūthey (masculine) gave birth; they (masculine) have given birth |
| hunna (they, women) | waladnathey (feminine) gave birth; they (feminine) have given birth |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | aliduI give birth |
| naḥnu (we) | naliduwe give birth |
| anta (you, one man) | taliduyou (one man) give birth |
| anti (you, one woman) | talidīnayou (one woman) give birth |
| antumā (you two) | talidāniyou two give birth |
| antum (you, men) | talidūnayou (plural, masculine) give birth |
| antunna (you, women) | talidnayou (plural, feminine) give birth |
| huwa (he) | yaliduhe gives birth |
| hiya (she) | talidushe gives birth |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yalidānithey two (masculine) give birth |
| humā (they two, feminine) | talidānithey two (feminine) give birth |
| hum (they, men) | yalidūnathey (masculine) give birth |
| hunna (they, women) | yalidnathey (feminine) give birth |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | alida(that) I give birth |
| naḥnu (we) | nalida(that) we give birth |
| anta (you, one man) | talida(that) you (one man) give birth |
| anti (you, one woman) | talidī(that) you (one woman) give birth |
| antumā (you two) | talidā(that) you two give birth |
| antum (you, men) | talidū(that) you (plural, masculine) give birth |
| antunna (you, women) | talidna(that) you (plural, feminine) give birth |
| huwa (he) | yalida(that) he gives birth |
| hiya (she) | talida(that) she gives birth |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yalidā(that) they two (masculine) give birth |
| humā (they two, feminine) | talidā(that) they two (feminine) give birth |
| hum (they, men) | yalidū(that) they (masculine) give birth |
| hunna (they, women) | yalidna(that) they (feminine) give birth |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | alidI give birth (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | nalidwe give birth (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | talidyou (one man) give birth (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | talidīyou (one woman) give birth (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | talidāyou two give birth (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | talidūyou (plural, masculine) give birth (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | talidnayou (plural, feminine) give birth (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yalidhe gives birth (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | talidshe gives birth (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yalidāthey two (masculine) give birth (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | talidāthey two (feminine) give birth (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yalidūthey (masculine) give birth (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yalidnathey (feminine) give birth (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | lidgive birth! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | lidīgive birth! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | lidāgive birth! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | lidūgive birth! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | lidnagive birth! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾaliduI will give birth |
| naḥnu (we) | sanaliduwe will give birth |
| anta (you, one man) | sataliduyou (one man) will give birth |
| anti (you, one woman) | satalidīnayou (one woman) will give birth |
| antumā (you two) | satalidāniyou two will give birth |
| antum (you, men) | satalidūnayou (plural, masculine) will give birth |
| antunna (you, women) | satalidnayou (plural, feminine) will give birth |
| huwa (he) | sayaliduhe will give birth |
| hiya (she) | satalidushe will give birth |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayalidānithey two (masculine) will give birth |
| humā (they two, feminine) | satalidānithey two (feminine) will give birth |
| hum (they, men) | sayalidūnathey (masculine) will give birth |
| hunna (they, women) | sayalidnathey (feminine) will give birth |
Passive
Passive perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | wulidtuI was born; I have been born |
| naḥnu (we) | wulidnāwe were born; we have been born |
| anta (you, one man) | wulidtayou (one man) were born; you (one man) have been born |
| anti (you, one woman) | wulidtiyou (one woman) were born; you (one woman) have been born |
| antumā (you two) | wulidtumāyou two were born; you two have been born |
| antum (you, men) | wulidtumyou (plural, masculine) were born; you (plural, masculine) have been born |
| antunna (you, women) | wulidtunnayou (plural, feminine) were born; you (plural, feminine) have been born |
| huwa (he) | wulidahe was born; he has been born |
| hiya (she) | wulidatshe was born; she has been born |
| humā (they two, masculine) | wulidāthey two (masculine) were born; they two (masculine) have been born |
| humā (they two, feminine) | wulidatāthey two (feminine) were born; they two (feminine) have been born |
| hum (they, men) | wulidūthey (masculine) were born; they (masculine) have been born |
| hunna (they, women) | wulidnathey (feminine) were born; they (feminine) have been born |
Passive present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | ūladuI am born |
| naḥnu (we) | nūladuwe are born |
| anta (you, one man) | tūladuyou (one man) are born |
| anti (you, one woman) | tūladīnayou (one woman) are born |
| antumā (you two) | tūladāniyou two are born |
| antum (you, men) | tūladūnayou (plural, masculine) are born |
| antunna (you, women) | tūladnayou (plural, feminine) are born |
| huwa (he) | yūladuhe is born |
| hiya (she) | tūladushe is born |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yūladānithey two (masculine) are born |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tūladānithey two (feminine) are born |
| hum (they, men) | yūladūnathey (masculine) are born |
| hunna (they, women) | yūladnathey (feminine) are born |
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