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Hebrew
Etymology 1
Compare Aramaic מַלְכוּתָא (malḵūṯā).
Pronunciation
Noun
מַלְכוּת • (malkhút) f (plural indefinite מלכויות / מַלְכֻיּוֹת)
- kingship, queenship
- מלכותה הייתה ארוכה במיוחד. ― malkhutáh haitá aruká bimyukhád. ― Her queenship was especially long.
- monarchy
- kingdom
Tanach, Esther 1:2, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:בַּיָּמִים הָהֵם כְּשֶׁבֶת הַמֶּלֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ עַל כִּסֵּא מַלְכוּתוֹ אֲשֶׁר בְּשׁוּשַׁן הַבִּירָה׃- bayamím hahém k'shévet hamélekh akhashverósh 'al kisé malkhutó 'ashér b'shushán habirá.
- that in those days, when the king Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the castle,
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Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
מלכות
- (מְלָכוֹת, m'lakhót) plural indefinite form of מַלְכָּה f (malká): queens.
- (מַלְכוֹת־, malkhót-) plural construct state form of מַלְכָּה f (malká): queens of.