ulied

Maltese

Alternative forms
  • wlied (after a vowel)

Etymology

From Arabic أَوْلاد (ʔawlād), plural of وَلَد (walad), whence Maltese wild (“progeny”), of which ulied does not anymore function as a plural, however.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /uˈlɪːt/

Noun

ulied

  1. one's children; offspring
    1. plural of iben (“son”)
    2. plural of bint (“daughter”)

Usage notes
  • In order to specify sex in the plural, the appositions subien (“boys”) and bniet (“girls”) are used; see these.

Inflection
    Inflected forms
Personal-pronoun-
including forms		 singular plural
m f
1st person uliedi uliedna
2nd person uliedek uliedkom
3rd person uliedu uliedha uliedhom
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