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

Inflection of ulied

		singular		plural
		m	f
singular	1st person	uliedi		uliedna
	2nd person	uliedek		uliedkom
	3rd person	uliedu	uliedha	uliedhom
plural	1st person	{{{3}}}i		{{{3}}}na
	2nd person	{{{3}}}ek		{{{3}}}kom
	3rd person	{{{3}}}u	{{{3}}}ha	{{{3}}}hom