والدین

See also: والدين

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic وَالِدَيْن (wālidayn), oblique dual of وَالِد (wālid).

Pronunciation
 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [wɑː.lɪ.d̪ǽjn]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [wɑː.lɪ.d̪ǽjn]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [wɔː.li.d̪ǽjn]

Readings
Classical reading? wāliḏayn
Dari reading? wālidayn
Iranian reading? vâledeyn
Tajik reading? volidayn

Noun
Dari والدین
Iranian Persian
Tajik волидайн

والِدِیْن • (vâledeyn)

  1. parents

Descendants
  • → Hindustani:
    • Hindi: वालिदैन (vālidain)
    • Urdu: والِدَین (vālidain)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian والدین (vālidayn), itself from Arabic وَالِدَيْن (wālidayn).

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ʋɑː.lɪ.d̪ɛːn/
  • (colloquial) IPA(key): /ʋɑːl.d̪ɛːn/
  • Rhymes: -ɛːn

Noun

والِدَین • (vālidain) m pl (Hindi spelling वालिदैन)

  1. (polite) parents
    Synonyms: ماں باپ (māṉ bāp), (endearing) امی ابو (ammī abbū)

References
  • “والدین”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • “والدین”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
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