H3205 יָלַד yâlad → Root
11 languagesRoot of the ילד family (11 members).
To give birth, bring forth or beget offspring. In human contexts, it refers to the physical act of childbirth by a woman or of fathering children by a man, as well as the broader process of producing a descendant. In specialized contexts, it covers the technical act of midwifery, the record of genealogy or lineage, and metaphorical uses for origin or production.
| Language | Word | Meaning | Segmentation | Root |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bemba | fyala | give birth; bring forth children | ||
| Chichewa | bala | to give birth (of a woman), to beget (of a man) | ||
| Ga | zaala | to give birth, to bear | ||
| Kikuyu | zara | to give birth, bear offspring | ||
| Kinyarwanda | byara | to give birth, bear offspring | ||
| Kirundi | Vyara | give birth | ||
| Luganda | zaala | to give birth, to bear | ||
| Swahili | zaa | to give birth, bear offspring | ||
| Tshiluba | büla | to give birth, bear children | ||
| Yao | bala | to give birth | ||
| Zulu | zala | to give birth, to bear |