#88 'Yeled,' Who Are You Kidding?

The Hebrew word ילד – 'child' – comes from the root 'y.l.d' – י.ל.ד – which has made a huge career for itself in Semitic languages. This is a great example of how one root behaves in different verb patterns, keeping the stem meaning but then providing us with exciting branches of it. Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon   New Words and Expressions: Yeled – Kid, boy – ילד Yalda – Girl – ילדה "Kulanu yeladim shel ha-chayim" – We are all children of life – כולנו ילדים של החיים "Yaldey ha-yare'ach" – "Children of the moon" – ילדי הירח "Hu ya'aseh lach yeled" – He will have a child with you – הוא יעשה לך ילד Ta'aseh li yeled – Give me a child – תעשה לי ילד Hi yalda – She gave birth – היא ילדה Hi yalda ben/bat – She gave birth to a boy/girl – היא ילדה בן/בת "Eich shir nolad?" – How is a song born? – איך שיר נולד Hu nolad – He was born – הוא נולד "Ma nolad?" – What was born (a boy or a girl)? – מה נולד Nolad lo ben – He had a boy – נולד לו בן Nolda lahem bat – They have a little girl – נולדה להם בת "Ani noladti la-shalom" – I was born to peace – אני נולדתי לשלום "Rak etmol nolda" – She was just born yesterday – רק אתמול נולדה Hi nolda – She was born – היא נולדה Hu yiled – He delivered a baby – הוא יילד Hi yilda – She delivered a baby – היא יילדה Meyaledet – Midwife – מיילדת Leyaled – To deliver (baby) – ליילד Lehityaled – To speak or behave childishly – להתיילד Hu holid – He fathered – הוא הוליד "Zeh holid be'ayot chadashot" – It brought new problems – זה הוליד בעיות חדשות Yaldoot – Childhood – ילדות Yalduti – Infantile – ילדותי Yaldutiyoot – Childishness / immaturity – ילדותיות Huledet – Birth – הולדת Yom huledet, yomuledet – Birthday – יום הולדת, יומולדת Leida – Delivery (Of a baby) – לידה Ta'arich leida – Date of birth – תאריך לידה Yeluda – Birth rate – ילודה Yaldon, yaldonet – Kiddo – ילדון, ילדונת   Playlist and Clips: Arik Einstein – Yeladim shel Ha-chayim (lyrics) Tslil Mechoovan – Yaldey hayare'ach (lyrics) Shlomo Artzi – Nirkod Nishkach (lyrics) Ha-keves ha-shisha-asar – Eich Shir Nolad (lyrics) Sexta – Noladti La-shalom (lyrics) Aris San – Rak Etmol Nolda (lyrics) Mati Caspi – Yalduti Hashniya (lyrics) Uzi Fuchs – Yaldonet (lyrics)