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