ولد walad A (Heb. and Aram. ) s. m. A son, offspring. ولد الزنا waladu-z-zinā, 1. A son of a whore, illegitimate. 2. An earthworm.

وطد wat̤id A adj. Firm, solid, confirmed, cor- roborated.

وحوش wuḥūsh A s. plur. (of وحش) Wild beasts.

واعظ wāʼiﻌz̤ A (part. act. of وعظ Heb. and Aram. ) s. m. A monitor, a preacher, admonisher, an adviser.

وجب wajab P s. m. A span, nine inches.

وحدانيت waḥdānīyat A (from وحد) s. f. Unity; the belief in the unity of the Deity.

وزان wazzān A (from وزن) s. A great weigher, a great composer of verses.

وسمه wasma A (from وسم) s. m. The leaves of woad or indigo (with an extract from which the natives stain their beards, cloths, &c.). وسمه پوش wasma-posh, Dressed in cloths stained with wasma. وسمه دار wasma-dār, Stained with wasma.

وت वत् wat S (particle in compos.) As, like.

وليک wa lek A. conj. But, yet, however.