weld ولد
Tunisian Derja · noun
“weld” (ولد) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning son.
Meanings
- son
- boy, kid
- native of, child of
Usage
Weld primarily means son. It takes a suffixed pronoun: weldi (my son), weldek (your son). It is also used in kinship terms: weld 3ammi (my paternal cousin), weld khali (my maternal cousin), weld khouya (my nephew). The plural wled means "boys" or "children" in general. In "wled el 7ouma", it refers to the young people of the neighbourhood. The diminutive wlid is affectionate. Followed by a place name, it indicates origin, as in "weld Sfax". Depending on context, it can also mean "boy" as opposed to "girl" (bent).
Example
ولدي يقرا في الليسي
weldi ya9ra fel lycée
“My son is in high school.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “weld” but also “wled”, “wild”, “wld”, “ould” and “wiled”. 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 Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “boy”; “son”: weld in Algerian.