واد

Arabic

Etymology

From the root و د ي (w-d-y). Has the form derived from the active participle but the corresponding verb وَدَى (wadā, to atone by paying blood money to) has an unrelated meaning.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /waː.din/

Noun

وَادٍ (wādin) m (construct state وَادِي (wādī), plural أَوْدِيَة (ʾawdiya) or وُدْيَان (wudyān))

  1. valley
  2. river bed, ravine, gorge, wadi
  3. river
  4. newspaper column
Declension

Descendants


Baluchi

Noun

واد (wád)

  1. salt
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