No. 4,409 in Arabic
والد
Father.
In a sentence
والد محمد يعلمنا دروس الحكمة.
Mohammed's father teaches us lessons of wisdom.
Here, the word 'والد' is used to refer to Mohammed's father, serving as a noun in possessive construction to denote the familial relationship.
أحببت الهدية التي جلبها لي والد صديقي.
I loved the gift that my friend's father brought me.
In this sentence, 'والد' is used metaphorically to describe someone's father in the context of providing or gifting, showing respect and familiarity.
والدي هو الشخص الذي ألهمني دائمًا.
My father is the person who always inspired me.
The word 'والدي' here is a derivative of 'والد' with a possessive suffix, directly meaning 'my father' and showing possession in a familial context.
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