ילד
See also: י־ל־ד
Aramaic
Verb
ילד • (transliteration needed)
Hebrew
Etymology
Root |
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י־ל־ד (y-l-d) |
Compare Arabic وَلَد (walad, “child”), وَلَدَ (walada, “to give birth”), Ge'ez ወልድ (wäld, “child”)
Pronunciation
- (יֶלֶד, yéled): Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "IL" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈje.led/
- (יָלַד, yalád): Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "IL" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /jaˈlad/
Noun
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
- 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.
Declension
Declension of יֶלֶד
Number | Isolated forms | With possessive pronouns | |||||
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State | Form | Person | singular | plural | |||
m. | f. | m. | f. | ||||
singular | indefinite | יֶלֶד | first | יַלְדִּי | יַלְדֵּנוּ | ||
definite | הַיֶּלֶד | second | יַלְדְּךָ | יַלְדֵּךְ | יַלְדְּכֶם | יַלְדְּכֶן | |
construct | יֶלֶד־ | third | יַלְדּוֹ | יַלְדָּהּ | יַלְדָּם | יַלְדָּן | |
plural | indefinite | יְלָדִים | first | ילדיי / יְלָדַי | יְלָדֵינוּ | ||
definite | הַיְּלָדִים | second | יְלָדֶיךָ | ילדייך / יְלָדַיִךְ | יַלְדֵיכֶם | יַלְדֵיכֶן | |
construct | יַלְדֵי־ | third | יְלָדָיו | יְלָדֶיהָ | יַלְדֵיהֶם | יַלְדֵיהֶן |
References
Verb
יָלַד • (yalád) (pa'al construction, passive counterpart נוֹלַד)
- (of a woman) To give birth (to a child).
Usage notes
- Needless to say, this verb's masculine forms are exceedingly rare.
Conjugation
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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