ARAMAIC NEW TESTAMENT

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ܝܠܕ Y-L-D
give birth, be born
Peshitta Occurrences
Form Transliteration Gloss References
ܐܘܠܕ
ʾwld
'wld
give birth, be born Matthew 1:2 Matthew 1:2 Matthew 1:2 Matthew 1:3 Matthew 1:3 Matthew 1:3 Matthew 1:4 Matthew 1:4 Matthew 1:4 Matthew 1:5 Matthew 1:5 Matthew 1:5 Matthew 1:6 Matthew 1:6 Matthew 1:7 Matthew 1:7 Matthew 1:7 Matthew 1:8 Matthew 1:8 Matthew 1:8 ... +22
ܐܬܝܠܕ
ʾtyld
'thyld
was born Matthew 1:16 Matthew 2:1 Matthew 26:24 Mark 14:21 Luke 2:11 John 9:19 John 9:20 Acts 7:20 Galatians 4:23 Hebrews 7:13 Hebrews 11:23 1 John 3:9 Psalms 87:4 Psalms 87:5 Psalms 87:6 Isaiah 9:5
ܝܠܘܕܐ
ylwdʾ
ylwd'
give birth, be born Luke 18:15 1 Corinthians 13:11 1 Corinthians 13:11 1 Corinthians 13:11 1 Corinthians 13:11 1 Corinthians 14:20 Galatians 4:3 Ephesians 4:14 1 Peter 2:2 Isaiah 11:8 Isaiah 53:2
ܝܠܕܐ
yldʾ
yld'
child/offspring Matthew 3:7 Matthew 12:34 Matthew 23:33 Matthew 26:29 Mark 14:25 Luke 3:7 Luke 22:18 Galatians 4:24 Galatians 4:27 James 1:15 Isaiah 57:4
ܕܝܠܝܕ
dylyd
dylyd
give birth, be born John 3:6 John 3:6 John 3:8 Galatians 4:29 1 John 5:4 1 John 5:18 1 John 5:18
ܕܐܬܝܠܕ
dʾtyld
d'thyld
of-[pass]give birth, be born Ethpeel Matthew 1:20 Matthew 2:2 John 9:32 John 16:21 Romans 1:3 1 John 3:9 1 John 5:1
ܝܠܝܕ
ylyd
ylyd
give birth, be born John 18:37 Acts 21:39 1 John 4:7 1 John 5:1
ܘܝܠܕܬ
wyldt
wyldth
and-give birth, be born[perf] Peal Luke 1:57 Luke 2:7 Isaiah 8:3 Isaiah 66:8
ܕܝܠܕܬ
dyldt
dyldth
of-give birth, be born[perf] Peal John 16:21 Philemon 1:10 Isaiah 51:18
ܝܠܕ
yld
yld
give birth, be born Peal Luke 23:29 Proverbs 27:1 Isaiah 49:21
ܐܬܝܠܕܬ
ʾtyldt
'thyldth
[pass]give birth, be born[perf] Ethpeel John 9:34 Acts 22:28 Proverbs 8:24
ܝܠܕܗ
yldh
yldh
give birth, be born-his Matthew 1:18 Matthew 14:6 Mark 6:21
ܠܝܠܘܕܐ
lylwdʾ
lylwd'
give birth, be born Matthew 11:25 Luke 10:21 1 John 5:1
ܝܠܕܬ
yldt
yldth
give birth, be born[perf] Peal Hebrews 11:11 Isaiah 54:1 Ezekiel 31:6
ܐܬܝܠܕܘ
ʾtyldw
'thyldw
[pass]give birth, be born[3pl] Ethpeel Matthew 19:12 John 1:13 Hebrews 11:12
ܕܝܠܕܬܐ
dyldtʾ
dyldth'
of-give birth, be born[fem] Psalms 48:7 Isaiah 13:8
ܘܝܠܕ
wyld
wyld
and-give birth, be born Psalms 7:15 Ezekiel 23:4
ܝܠܕܗܘܢ
yldhwn
yldhwn
give birth, be born-their Psalms 78:51 Psalms 105:36
ܕܝܠܕܐ
dyldʾ
dyld'
of-give birth, be born John 16:21 Isaiah 9:5
ܕܡܬܝܠܕ
dmtyld
dmthyld
that.from-[impf]give birth, be born Luke 1:35 Psalms 22:32
ܘܝܠܕܐ
wyldʾ
wyld'
and-give birth, be born James 1:15 Isaiah 48:19
ܒܝܠܝܕܝ
bylydy
bylydy
give birth, be born Matthew 11:11 Luke 7:28
ܘܝܠܝܕ
wylyd
wylyd
give birth, be born Acts 22:3
ܘܝ̇ܠܕܐ
wyldʾ
wyld'
and-give birth, be born Isaiah 7:14
ܘܝܠܕܢ
wyldn
wyldn
and-give birth, be born-them James 1:18
ܕܝ̇ܠܕܐ
dyldʾ
dyld'
of-give birth, be born Isaiah 66:7
ܕܠܝܠܘܕܐ
dlylwdʾ
dlylwd'
give birth, be born 1 Corinthians 3:1
ܕܝܠܕܬܗ
dyldth
dyldthh
of-give birth, be born-his Matthew 1:25
ܕܠܝܠܕܐ
dlyldʾ
dlyld'
that.to-give birth, be born Philemon 1:12
ܕܝܠܝܕܘܬܗ
dylydwth
dylydwthh
give birth, be born Matthew 1:1
ܘܝܠܕܘ
wyldw
wyldw
and-give birth, be born[3pl] Peal Isaiah 59:4
ܕܝܠܕ
dyld
dyld
of-give birth, be born Ezekiel 23:37
ܐܬܝܠܕܬܘܢ
ʾtyldtwn
'thyldthwn
[pass]give birth, be born-you(pl) Ethpeel 1 Peter 1:23
ܒܝܠܕܬܐ
byldtʾ
byldth'
in-give birth, be born[fem] Isaiah 37:3
ܝܠܕܬܐ
yldtʾ
yldth'
give birth, be born[fem] Isaiah 42:14
ܕܝ̈ܠܕܢ
dyldn
dyldn
of-give birth, be born-them Isaiah 26:18
ܘܕܝܠܘܕܐ
wdylwdʾ
wdylwd'
give birth, be born Matthew 21:16
ܝܠܘ̈ܕܐ
ylwdʾ
ylwd'
give birth, be born Psalms 19:8
ܕܡܬܝܠܕܝܢ
dmtyldyn
dmthyldyn
that.from-[impf]give birth, be born[pl] Psalms 78:6
ܝܠ̇ܕܬ
yldt
yldth
give birth, be born[perf] Peal Isaiah 23:4
ܕܐܬܝܠܕܘ
dʾtyldw
d'thyldw
of-[pass]give birth, be born[3pl] Ethpeel Ezekiel 23:15
ܝ̈ܠܕܢ
yldn
yldn
give birth, be born-them Psalms 144:13
ܘܡܬܝܠܕ
wmtyld
wmthyld
and.from-[impf]give birth, be born Isaiah 66:8
ܠܝܠܕܬܗ
lyldth
lyldthh
to-give birth, be born-his Proverbs 17:25
ܠܡܬܝܠܕܘ
lmtyldw
lmthyldw
so.that-[impf]give birth, be born[3pl] John 3:7
ܕܐܬܝܠܕܬ
dʾtyldt
d'thyldth
of-[pass]give birth, be born[perf] Ethpeel Ezekiel 21:35
ܝܠܝܕܝܢ
ylydyn
ylydyn
give birth, be born Acts 2:8
Hebrew Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
יָלַד yalad to give birth
יֶלֶד yeled child/boy
יַלְדָּה yalda girl
תּוֹלְדוֹת toldot generations
מוֹלֶדֶת moledet homeland
יוּלַד yulad to be born
יוֹלֶדֶת yoledet mother, woman in childbirth
לִידָה lida birth, childbirth
Arabic Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
وَلَدَ walada to give birth
وَلَد walad child/son
وَالِدَة walida mother
مِيلَاد milad birth/Christmas
مَوْلُود mawlūd newborn, baby
وِلَادَة wilādah birth, delivery
وَلِيد walīd newborn, infant