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Aramaic
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Etymology 1
From Proto-West Semitic *milḥ-. Cognate to Hebrew מֶלַח (mélaḥ), Arabic مِلْح (milḥ).
Pronunciation
Noun
מִלְחָא • (milḥa) f (plural מִלְחֵא (milḥē))
- salt
Descendants
- Classical Syriac: ܡܠܚܐ (milḥā)
Etymology 2
From Akkadian 𒈣𒁻 (malāḫum, “shipman, sailor”), from Sumerian 𒈣𒁻 (ma₂-laḫ₄ /malaḫ/, “shipman, sailor”).
Pronunciation
Noun
מַלָּחָא • (mallāḥā) m (plural מַלָּחֵא (mallāḥē))
- sailor
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