weld ولد
Algerian Darja · noun
“weld” (ولد) is a noun in Algerian Darja meaning boy.
Meanings
- boy
- son
- native of (weld + place)
Usage
Weld means a boy or a son. The plural wlad means both "boys" and "children" in general: 3andou tlata wlad, "he has three children". With a possessive you get weldi, "my son". Followed by a place name, weld expresses origin: weld bladi, "my fellow countryman", weld el houma, "a guy from the neighbourhood". The expression weld familia means a boy from a good family. The affectionate diminutive is wlidi, often addressed to a child or a younger person.
Example
هاذا ولدي الكبير
hada weldi lekbir
“This is my eldest son.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “weld” but also “wled”, “ould”, “wald” and “oueld”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “weld” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “son”; “boy, young man”: weld in Moroccan.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “son”; “boy, kid”: weld in Tunisian.