ילד
See also: י־ל־ד
Hebrew
Etymology
Root |
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י־ל־ד |
Compare Arabic وَلَد (walad, “child”), وَلَدَ (walada, “to give birth”), Ge'ez ወልድ (wäld, “child”)
Pronunciation
- (יֶלֶד, yéled): (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /ˈje.led/
- (יָלַד, yalád): (Modern Israeli Hebrew) 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
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 | |
notes |
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Related terms
- הוליד (holíd)
- יילד (yiléd)
References
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