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alwaladu

Alwaladu is a transliteration that refers to the Arabic definite noun phrase meaning “the boy.” In Arabic, the noun for boy is walad, and the definite article al- prefixed to the noun forms al-walad. Different transliteration schemes render this form as al-walad, alwalad, or alwaladu, with alwaladu sometimes appearing when spaces or diacritics are omitted.

Grammatically, walad is masculine singular, and al-walad is its definite form. The phrase is used in standard

Because alwaladu is a common noun phrase rather than a proper name, it does not function as

Arabic
and
many
dialects
to
denote
a
specific
boy.
It
can
appear
in
ordinary
sentences
such
as
al-walad
yaktubu,
which
translates
to
“the
boy
writes.”
In
Arabic
script,
the
word
is
written
as
الولد.
a
title
or
established
entity
on
its
own.
It
may
be
encountered
in
linguistic
discussions
about
Arabic
grammar,
or
in
transliteration
examples
illustrating
how
definite
nouns
are
rendered
into
Latin
script.
If
a
specific
place,
organization,
or
person
is
meant
by
“Alwaladu,”
additional
contextual
information
would
be
required
to
identify
it.