mawlid

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noun

A holiday celebrating the birthday of a holy man or prophet, especially Muhammad.

OriginArabic مَوْلِد →
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Meanings

mawlid1

nounmawlid (plural mawlids)

plural mawlids · alternative mulid

  1. IslamA holiday celebrating the birthday of a holy man or prophet, especially Muhammad.

    the fair (or mulid) as it had developed over the years was half secular and half religious in inspiration.

    1974, Lawrence Durrell, Monsieur, Faber & Faber, published 1992, page 101

Mawlid2

proper noun
  1. An Islamic festival (mawlid) marking the birth of Muhammad.

Origin

mawlid · noun

  1. Arabicمَوْلِد
  2. Englishmawlid

From Arabic مَوْلِد (mawlid).

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Mawlid · proper noun

See mawlid.

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Translations

Arabic مَوْلِد
  • مَوْلِد (mawlid)holiday celebrating the birthday of a holy man or prophet, especially Muhammad
Chinese Mandarin 聖紀節 /圣纪节, 聖紀 /圣纪
  • 聖紀節 /圣纪节 (Shèngjìjié)Islamic festival
  • 聖紀 /圣纪 (Shèngjì)Islamic festival
French mouloud, Mawlid
  • mouloudholiday celebrating the birthday of a holy man or prophet, especially Muhammad
  • MawlidIslamic festival
Hindi मौलूद
  • मौलूद (maulūd)holiday celebrating the birthday of a holy man or prophet, especially Muhammad
Malay Maulidur Rasul
  • Maulidur RasulIslamic festival
Urdu بارَہْ وَفات, مولد
  • بارَہْ وَفات (bārah vafāt)holiday celebrating the birthday of a holy man or prophet, especially Muhammad
  • مولد (maulid)Islamic festival
  • میلاد (melād)Islamic festival
  • بارَہْ وَفات (bārah vafāt)Islamic festival
Cite this entry
APA

mawlid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mawlid

MLA

“mawlid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mawlid. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mawlid,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mawlid.

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