ܝܠܕܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܘ ܠ ܕ (w l d)
9 terms

From the older form ܝܲܠܕܵܐ (yaldā), from Aramaic יַלְדָּא (yalədā), from Proto-Semitic *walad-; compare Arabic وَلَد (walad), Hebrew יֶלֶד (yéled) and Persian یلدا (yaldâ).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [jɑːlɑː]

Noun

ܝܵܠܵܕ݇ܐ • (yālā) m (plural ܝܵܠܹ̈ܕ݇ܐ (yālē), feminine ܝܵܠܕ݇ܬܵܐ (yāltā))

1. child (especially a boy; male)

   ܐܝܼܡܲܢ ܟܹܐ ܓܲܪܘܸܣ، ܝܵܠܵܕ݇ܐ ܒܸܬ ܦܵܝܹܫ ܓܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ.

   īman kē garwis, yālā bit pāyēš gaḇrā.

   When he grows up, the boy will become a man.

2. (in the plural) children, descendants

Usage notes

• The plural ܝܵܠܹ̈ܕ݇ܐ (yālē) is used to refer to children or offspring of mixed or indifferent sex while ܒܢܘܿܢܹ̈ܐ (bnōnē) is used to specify male offspring.
• Traditionally, this word is masculine and refers to children of either sex. A feminine form did not exist, and does not exist in many dialects, but in some dialects the word ܝܵܠܕ݇ܬܵܐ (yāltā) is used to refer to girls instead. Thus, in these dialects that employ a feminine form, this masculine form is strictly for a male child.

Inflection

Inflection of ܝܵܠܵܕ݇ܐ (yālā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܝܵܠܕ݇ܝܼ (yālī)		ܝܵܠܲܕ݇ܢ (yālan)
	construct	ܝܼܠܸܕ (īlid)	2nd person	ܝܵܠܕ݇ܘܼܟ݂ (yālūḵ)	ܝܵܠܵܕ݇ܟ݂ܝ (yālāḵ)	ܝܵܠܵܕ݇ܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (yālāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܝܵܠܵܕ݇ܐ (yālā)	3rd person	ܝܵܠܹܕ݇ܗ (yālēh)	ܝܵܠܵܕ݇ܗ̇ (yālāh)	ܝܵܠܕ݇ܗܘܿܢ (yālhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܝܵܠܕ݇ܝܼ̈ (yālī)		ܝܵܠܲܕ݇ܢ̈ (yālan)
	construct	ܝܲܠܕܲܝ̈ (yalday)	2nd person	ܝܵܠܕ݇ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (yālūḵ)	ܝܵܠܵܕ݇ܟ݂ܝ̈ (yālāḵ)	ܝܵܠܵܕ݇ܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (yālāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܝܵܠܹ̈ܕ݇ܐ (yālē)	3rd person	ܝܵܠܕ݇ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (yālūh)	ܝܵܠ̈ܕ݇ܘܿܗ̇ (yālōh)	ܝܵܠܕ݇ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (yālhōn)

Synonyms

• ܒܪܘܿܢܵܐ (brōnā, “son”), ܫܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ (šaḇrā, “child”), ܥܠܲܝܡܵܐ (ˁlaymā, “youth”)

Etymology 2

Related to the above

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [jal.dɑː]

Noun

ܝܲܠܕܵܐ • (yaldā) m (plural ܝܲܠܕܹ̈ܐ (yaldē))

1. birth, childbirth, delivery, nativity

Inflection

Inflection of ܝܲܠܕܵܐ (yaldā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܝܲܠܕܝܼ (yaldī)		ܝܲܠܕܲܢ (yaldan)
	construct	ܝܼܠܸܕ (īlid)	2nd person	ܝܲܠܕܘܼܟ݂ (yaldūḵ)	ܝܲܠܕܵܟ݂ܝ (yaldāḵ)	ܝܲܠܕܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (yaldāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܝܲܠܕܵܐ (yaldā)	3rd person	ܝܲܠܕܹܗ (yaldēh)	ܝܲܠܕܵܗ̇ (yaldāh)	ܝܲܠܕܗܘܿܢ (yaldhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܝܲܠܕܝܼ̈ (yaldī)		ܝܲܠܕܲܢ̈ (yaldan)
	construct	ܝܲܠܕܲܝ̈ (yalday)	2nd person	ܝܲܠܕܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (yaldūḵ)	ܝܲܠܕܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (yaldāḵ)	ܝܲܠܕܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (yaldāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܝܲܠܕܹ̈ܐ (yaldē)	3rd person	ܝܲܠܕܘܼ̈ܗܝ (yaldūh)	ܝܲܠܕ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (yaldōh)	ܝܲܠܕܗ̈ܘܿܢ (yaldhōn)

Proper noun

ܝܲܠܕܵܐ • (yaldā) m

1. a male given name
2. a surname transferred from the given name

Derived terms

• ܝܲܠܕܘܿ (yaldō) (diminutive)

Proper noun

ܝܲܠܕܵܐ • (yaldā) f

1. Yalda (Iranian festival celebrated during the winter solstice)
2. a female given name, Yalda, from Persian

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܘ-ܠ-ܕ (w-l-d), related to bearing children, from Proto-Semitic *walad-; compare Arabic وَلَد (walad), Hebrew יֶלֶד (yéleḏ).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Edessan) IPA^(key): [ˈjal.dɑ]
• (Eastern Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈjal.dɑ]
• (Western Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈjɑl.do]

Noun

ܝܠܕܐ • (yaldā) m (plural ܝܠܕܐ (yaldē))

1. birth, childbirth, delivery, nativity
2. birthday
3. (astrology) horoscope
4. offspring, brood
5. (in the plural) children, descendants
6. descent, generation
7. inhabitant, resident
8. produce, fruit
   • Peshitta, Matthew 26:29:

     ܐܡܪ ܐܢܐ ܠܟܘܢ ܕܝܢ: ܕܠܐ ܐܫܬܐ ܡܢ ܗܫܐ ܡܢ ܗܢܐ ܝܠܕܐ ܕܓܦܬܐ: ܥܕܡܐ ܠܝܘܡܐ ܕܒܗ ܐܫܬܝܘܗܝ ܥܡܟܘܢ ܚܕܬܐ. ܒܡܠܟܘܬܗ ܕܐܒܝ.

     ʾāmar [ʾĕ]nā ləḵōn dên, də-lā ʾeštē men hāšā men hānā yaldā ḏa-ḡəp̄ettā, ʿəḏammā lə-yawmā ḏə-ḇēh ʾeštīw[hy] ʿamḵōn ḥa[d]ṯā bə-malkūṯēh ḏə-ʾāḇ[y]

     But I say unto you, I will not drink henceforth of this fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father's kingdom.

Inflection

    inflection of ܝܠܕܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܝܠܕ	ܝܠܕܝܢ
construct	ܝܠܕ	ܝܠܕܝ
emphatic	ܝܠܕܐ	ܝܠܕܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܝܠܕܝ	ܝܠܕܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܝܠܕܟ	ܝܠܕܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܝܠܕܟܝ	ܝܠܕܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܝܠܕܗ	ܝܠܕܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܝܠܕܗ	ܝܠܕܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܝܠܕܢ	ܝܠܕܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܝܠܕܟܘܢ	ܝܠܕܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܝܠܕܟܝܢ	ܝܠܕܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܝܠܕܗܘܢ	ܝܠܕܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܝܠܕܗܝܢ	ܝܠܕܝܗܝܢ

Descendants

• → Persian: یلدا (yaldâ)

References

• “yld”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-05-08
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, pages 140b-141a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 192a
• Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana, Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, page 573a-b