ܡܠܐܟܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܠ ܐ ܟ (l ˀ k)
1 term

Inherited from Aramaic מלאכא, from the above root meaning “to send”, not otherwise used in Aramaic and only attested in Ugaritic 𐎍𐎛𐎋 (lỉk), 𐎍𐎀𐎋 (lảk), Arabic لَأَكَ (laʔaka), Ge'ez ለአከ (läʾäkä). The first two senses are Semantic loan from Biblical Hebrew מַלְאָךְ (malʾā́ḵ) through Classical Syriac; compare Arabic مَلْأَك (malʔak).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܡܲܠܲܐܟ݂ܵܐ (mallaˀḵām (plural ܡܲܠܲܐܟ݂ܹ̈ܐ (mallaˀḵē))

  1. angel
  2. (Christianity) fallen angel, angel of Satan, demon (an angel who rebelled against God)
    Synonyms: ܫܹܐܕ݂ܵܐ (šēḏā), ܣܵܛܵܢܵܐ (sāṭānā)
  3. (archaic) messenger
    Synonyms: ܐܝܼܙܓܲܕܵܐ (īzgaddā), ܫܠܝܼܚܵܐ (šlīḥā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܲܠܲܐܟ݂ܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܡܲܠܲܐܟ݂ (mallaˀḵ) 1st person ܡܲܠܲܐܟ݂ܝܼ (mallaˀḵī) ܡܲܠܲܐܟ݂ܲܢ (mallaˀḵan)
construct ܡܲܠܲܐܟ݂ (mallaˀḵ) 2nd person ܡܲܠܲܐܟ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (mallaˀḵōḵ) ܡܲܠܲܐܟ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (mallaˀḵāḵ) ܡܲܠܲܐܟ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mallaˀḵawḵōn)
emphatic ܡܲܠܲܐܟ݂ܵܐ (mallaˀḵā) 3rd person ܡܲܠܲܐܟ݂ܹܗ (mallaˀḵēh) ܡܲܠܲܐܟ݂ܵܗ̇ (mallaˀḵāh) ܡܲܠܲܐܟ݂ܗܘܿܢ (mallaˀḵhōn)
plural absolute ܡܲܠܲܐܟ݂ܝܼ̈ܢ (mallaˀḵīn) 1st person ܡܲܠܲܐܟ݂ܝܼ̈ (mallaˀḵī) ܡܲܠܲܐܟ݂ܲܢ̈ (mallaˀḵan)
construct ܡܲܠܲܐܟ݂ܲܝ̈ (mallaˀḵay) 2nd person ܡܲܠܲܐܟ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (mallaˀḵōḵ) ܡܲܠܲܐܟ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (mallaˀḵāḵ) ܡܲܠܲܐܟ݂ܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mallaˀḵawḵōn)
emphatic ܡܲܠܲܐܟ݂ܹ̈ܐ (mallaˀḵē) 3rd person ܡܲܠܲܐܟ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (mallaˀḵūh) ܡܲܠܲܐܟ݂ܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (mallaˀḵōh) ܡܲܠܲܐܟ݂ܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (mallaˀḵayhōn)

Derived terms

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܠ ܐ ܟ related to sending, not otherwise used in Aramaic. Compare Arabic مَلْأَك (malʔak) and Hebrew מַלְאָךְ (malʾā́ḵ).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܡܠܐܟܐ (malʾaḵām (plural ܡܠܐܟܐ (malʾaḵē))

  1. messenger
  2. angel

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܠܐܟܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܡܠܐܟ 1st person ܡܠܐܟܝ ܡܠܐܟܢ
construct ܡܠܐܟ 2nd person ܡܠܐܟܟ ܡܠܐܟܟܝ ܡܠܐܟܟܘܢ ܡܠܐܟܟܝܢ
emphatic ܡܠܐܟܐ 3rd person ܡܠܐܟܗ ܡܠܐܟܗ ܡܠܐܟܗܘܢ ܡܠܐܟܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܡܠܐܟܝܢ 1st person ܡܠܐܟܝ ܡܠܐܟܝܢ
construct ܡܠܐܟܝ 2nd person ܡܠܐܟܝܟ ܡܠܐܟܝܟܝ ܡܠܐܟܝܟܘܢ ܡܠܐܟܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܡܠܐܟܐ 3rd person ܡܠܐܟܘܗܝ ܡܠܐܟܝܗ ܡܠܐܟܝܗܘܢ ܡܠܐܟܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Malayalam: മാലാഖ (mālākha)

References

  • mlˀk”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-11-08
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 167a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 275a
  • Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana, Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, →ISBN, page 764a