ulied
التعريفات والمعاني
== 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/
Rhymes: -ɪːt
=== Noun ===
ulied
one's children; offspring
plural of iben (“son”)
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 ====