ܝܠܕ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܘ ܠ ܕ (w l d)
9 terms

From Aramaic יְלַד (yəlaḏ), from Proto-Semitic *walad-; compare Arabic وَلَدَ (walada), Akkadian 𒅇𒌅 (walādum), Hebrew יָלַד (yālaḏ) and Ugaritic 𐎊𐎍𐎄 (yld).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [jɑːledː]

Verb

ܝܵܠܹܕ • (yālēd) (present participle ܝܠܵܕܵܐ (lādā), past participle ܝܠܝܼܕܵܐ (līdā))

1. to birth; to give birth

   ܦܝܼܫ ܠܝܼ ܝܠܝܼܕܵܐ ܓܵܘ ܡܕܝܼܢ݇ܬܵܐ ܓܘܼܪܬܵܐ.

   pīš lī līdā gāw mdītā gurtā.

   I was born in a big city.

   ܝܠܝܼܕ ܠܵܗ̇ ܬܠܵܬܵܐ ܒܢܘܿܢܹ̈ܐ ܘܚܕܵܐ ܒܪܵܬܵܐ.

   līd lāh tlātā bnōnē w-ḥdā brātā.

   She gave birth to three sons and one daughter.

2. (figuratively) to produce, come up with

Usage notes

• Due to semantic reasons, the masculine forms in the active voice are exceedingly rare.
• (passive) see → ܝܠܝܼܕܵܐ (līdā)

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܝܵܠܹܕ (yālēd)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܝܠܝܼܕ ܠܝܼ (līd lī)	ܝܠܝܼܕ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (līd lūḵ)	ܝܠܝܼܕ ܠܹܗ (līd lēh)	ܝܠܝܼܕ ܠܲܢ (līd lan)	ܝܠܝܼܕ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (līd lāwḵōn)	ܝܠܝܼܕ ܠܗܘܿܢ (līd lhōn)
	f		ܝܠܝܼܕ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (līd lāḵ)	ܝܠܝܼܕ ܠܵܗ̇ (līd lāh)
non-past	m	ܝܵܠܕܹܢ (yāldēn)	ܝܵܠܕܹܬ (yāldēt)	ܝܵܠܹܕ (yālēd)	ܝܵܠܕܲܚ (yāldaḥ)	ܝܵܠܕܝܼܬܘܿܢ (yāldītōn)	ܝܵܠܕܝܼ (yāldī)
	f	ܝܵܠܕܵܢ (yāldān)	ܝܵܠܕܵܬܝ (yāldāt)	ܝܵܠܕܵܐ (yāldā)
imperative	m		ܝܠܘܿܕ (lōd)			ܝܠܘܿܕܘܼܢ (lōdūn)
	f		ܝܠܘܿܕܝ (lōd)

Etymology 2

Root
ܘ ܠ ܕ (w l d)
9 terms

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ʔilɪd.]

Noun

ܝܼܠܸܕ • (īlid) (plural ܝܲܠܕܲܝ̈ (yalday), feminine ܝܲܠܕܲܬ (yaldat))

1. construct state singular of ܝܵܠܵܕ݇ܐ (yālā, “boy”)
2. construct state singular of ܝܲܠܕܵܐ (yaldā, “childbirth, delivery”)