ילד
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See also: י־ל־ד
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Aramaic[edit]
Verb[edit]
ילד • (transliteration needed)
Hebrew[edit]
Etymology[edit]
| Root |
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| י־ל־ד |
Compare Arabic وَلَد (walad, “child”), وَلَدَ (walada, “to give birth”), Ge'ez ወልድ (wäld, “child”)
Pronunciation[edit]
- (יֶלֶד, yéled): (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /ˈje.led/
- (יָלַד, yalád): (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /jaˈlad/
Noun[edit]
יֶלֶד • (yéled) m (plural indefinite יְלָדִים, singular construct יֶלֶד־, plural construct יַלְדֵי־, feminine counterpart יַלְדָּה) [pattern: קֶטֶל]
- A (male) child, a (male) kid, a boy: a young (male) person.
- (specifically) A son, a (male) child, a (male) kid, a boy: a person's (male) offspring.
- כמה ילדים יש לכם? ― káma y'ladím yesh lakhém? ― How many children do you have?
- (derogatory) An immature adult; kid, child.
- (among children and teenagers) Used of a (male) peer of one's own age group.
- ילד מהכתה שלי ― yéled meihakitá shelí ― a boy from my class
Usage notes[edit]
- In colloquial Modern Hebrew, the plural יְלָדִים is generally used to refer to children (of mixed or unknown sex) while בָּנִים is generally used to refer to boys.
References[edit]
Verb[edit]
יָלַד • (yalád) (pa'al construction, passive counterpart נוֹלַד)
- (of a woman) To give birth (to a child).
Usage notes[edit]
- Needless to say, this verb's masculine forms are exceedingly rare.
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of יָלַד (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
| non-finite forms | |||||
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| finite forms | singular | plural | |||
| m. | f. | m. | f. | ||
| past | first | יָלַדְתִּי | יָלַדְנוּ | ||
| second | יָלַדְתָּ | יָלַדְתְּ | יְלַדְתֶּם1 | יְלַדְתֶּן1 | |
| third | יָלַד | יָלְדָה | יָלְדוּ | ||
| present | יוֹלֵד | יוֹלֶדֶת | יוֹלְדִים | יוֹלְדוֹת | |
| future | first | אֵלֵד | נֵלֵד | ||
| second | תֵּלֵד | תֵּלְדִי | תֵּלְדוּ | תֵּלֵדְנָה2 | |
| third | יֵלֵד | תֵּלֵד | יֵלְדוּ | תֵּלֵדְנָה2 | |
| imperative | לֵד | לְדִי | לְדוּ | לֵדְנָה2 | |
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