ܝܠܕܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܘ ܠ ܕ (w l d)
9 terms

The definition “birth” is Inherited from Aramaic יַלְדָּא (yalədā), Proto-Semitic *walad-; compare Arabic وَلَد (walad), Hebrew יֶלֶד (yéled) and Persian (yaldâ). The form ܝܲܠܕܵܐ (yaldā) of the first two definitions is a semantic matching with Classical Syriac, and may be considered a separate word as a learned borrowing from Classical Syriac. This word in the first two meanings displaced the form ܐܝܵܠܵܐ (īyālā) written in early 17-18th century texts, and is almost certainly borrowed from Arabic عِيَال (ʕiyāl, “children”). This as such accounts for an initial /ʔ/ still maintained in some dialects, and has largely displaced the native ܝܲܠܘܼܕ݂ܵܐ (yalūḏā).

ܝܲܠܕܵܐ or ܝܵܠܵܕ݇ܐ • (yaldā or yālā) m (plural ܝܲܠܕܹ̈ܐ (yaldē), feminine ܝܲܠܕܬܵܐ (yaldtā))

a boy, male child
ܐܝܼܡܲܢ ܕܟܹܐ ܪܵܒ݂ܹܐ، ܝܲܠܕܵܐ ܒܸܬ ܦܵܐܹܫ ܓܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ. ― īman d-kē rāḇē, yaldā bit pāˀēš gaḇrā. ― When he grows up, the boy will become a man.
(in the plural) children, descendants, offspring, brood
ܟܡܵܐ ܝܲܠܕܹ̈ܐ ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ؟ ― kmā yaldē īṯ lāwḵōn? ― How many children do you have?

The plural 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 ܝܲܠܕܬܵܐ (yaldtā) 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 of ܝܲܠܕܵܐ (yaldā)

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

ܝܲܠܕܵܐ • (yaldā) m

ܝܲܠܕܵܐ • (yaldā) f

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

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

birth, childbirth, delivery, nativity
birthday
(astrology) horoscope
offspring, brood
(in the plural) children, descendants
descent, generation
inhabitant, resident
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 of ܝܠܕܐ

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