Unknown. It does not seem probable that this word is a shortened form of μασχάλη (maskhálē, “armpit”).
μᾰ́λη • (mắlē) f (genitive μᾰ́λης); first declension
The word is used almost only in the expression ὑπὸ μάλης (hupò málēs, “under the armpit, secretly”).
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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| Nominative | ἡ μᾰ́λη hē mắlē |
τὼ μᾰ́λᾱ tṑ mắlā |
αἱ μᾰ́λαι hai mắlai | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τῆς μᾰ́λης tês mắlēs |
τοῖν μᾰ́λαιν toîn mắlain |
τῶν μᾰλῶν tôn mălôn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῇ μᾰ́λῃ têi mắlēi |
τοῖν μᾰ́λαιν toîn mắlain |
ταῖς μᾰ́λαις taîs mắlais | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὴν μᾰ́λην tḕn mắlēn |
τὼ μᾰ́λᾱ tṑ mắlā |
τᾱ̀ς μᾰ́λᾱς tā̀s mắlās | ||||||||||
| Vocative | μᾰ́λη mắlē |
μᾰ́λᾱ mắlā |
μᾰ́λαι mắlai | ||||||||||
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