ܡܠܚܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܡ ܠ ܚ (m l ḥ)
2 terms

Inherited from Aramaic מִלְחָא (milḥa), from Proto-West Semitic *milḥ-; compare Arabic مِلْح (milḥ) and Hebrew מֶלַח (mélakh).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܡܸܠܚܵܐ (milḥāf

  1. salt
Inflection
    Inflection of ܡܸܠܚܵܐ (milḥā)
number isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute 1st person ܡܸܠܚܝܼ
(milḥī)
ܡܸܠܚܲܢ
(milḥan)
construct ܡܠܸܚ
(mliḥ)
2nd person ܡܸܠܚܘܼܟ݂
(milḥūḵ)
ܡܸܠܚܵܟ݂ܝ
(milḥāḵ)
ܡܸܠܚܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(milḥāwḵōn)
emphatic ܡܸܠܚܵܐ
(milḥā)
3rd person ܡܸܠܚܹܗ
(milḥēh)
ܡܸܠܚܵܗ̇
(milḥāh)
ܡܸܠܚܗܘܿܢ
(milḥhōn)

Etymology 2

Root
ܡ ܠ ܚ (m l ḥ)
2 terms

Inherited from Aramaic מַלָּחָא (mallāḥā), from Akkadian 𒈣𒁻 (malāh̬um, shipman, sailor), from Sumerian 𒈣𒁻 (ma₂-laḫ₄ /⁠malaḫ⁠/, shipman, sailor); compare also borrowed into Arabic مَلَّاح (mallāḥ) and Hebrew מַלָּח (mallákh).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܡܲܠܵܚܵܐ (mallāḥām sg (plural ܡܲܠܵܚܹ̈ܐ (mallāḥē), feminine ܡܲܠܵܚܬܵܐ (mallāḥtā))

  1. sailor, mariner
    Synonyms: ܣܲܦܵܢܵܐ (sappānā), ܢܲܘܛܵܐ (nawṭā)
Inflection
    Inflection of ܡܲܠܵܚܵܐ (mallāḥā)
number isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute 1st person ܡܲܠܵܚܝܼ
(mallāḥī)
ܡܲܠܵܚܲܢ
(mallāḥan)
construct ܡܲܠܵܚ
(mallāḥ)
2nd person ܡܲܠܵܚܘܼܟ݂
(mallāḥūḵ)
ܡܲܠܵܚܵܟ݂ܝ
(mallāḥāḵ)
ܡܲܠܵܚܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(mallāḥāwḵōn)
emphatic ܡܲܠܵܚܵܐ
(mallāḥā)
3rd person ܡܲܠܵܚܹܗ
(mallāḥēh)
ܡܲܠܵܚܵܗ̇
(mallāḥāh)
ܡܲܠܵܚܗܘܿܢ
(mallāḥhōn)
plural absolute 1st person ܡܲܠܵܚܝܼ̈
(mallāḥī)
ܡܲܠܵܚܲܢ̈
(mallāḥan)
construct ܡܲܠܵܚܲܝ̈
(mallāḥay)
2nd person ܡܲܠܵܚܘܼ̈ܟ݂
(mallāḥūḵ)
ܡܲܠܵܚܵܟ݂ܝ̈
(mallāḥāḵ)
ܡܲܠܵܚܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(mallāḥāwḵōn)
emphatic ܡܲܠܵܚܹ̈ܐ
(mallāḥē)
3rd person ܡܲܠܵܚܘܼ̈ܗܝ
(mallāḥūh)
ܡܲܠܵܚ̈ܘܿܗ̇
(mallāḥōh)
ܡܲܠܵܚܗ̈ܘܿܢ
(mallāḥhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Semitic *milḥ-.

Pronunciation

Noun

ܡܠܚܐ (melḥāf (plural ܡܠܚܐ (melḥē))

  1. salt
Inflection
Synonyms

Etymology 2

From Akkadian 𒈣𒁻 (malāh̬um, shipman, sailor), from Sumerian 𒈣𒁻 (ma₂-laḫ₄ /⁠malaḫ⁠/, shipman, sailor).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܡܠܚܐ (mallāḥām (plural ܡܠܚܐ (mallāḥē))

  1. sailor, mariner
Inflection
Synonyms

References

  • mlḥ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-11-08
  • mlḥ2”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-11-08
  • Brockelmann, Carl (1928) Lexicon Syriacum (in Latin), 2nd edition, Halle: Max Niemeyer, published 1995, page 391
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 185a-b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 276b
  • 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, page 767a-b

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