ܡܠܟܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܡ ܠ ܟ (m l k)
3 terms

Etymology

From Aramaic מַלְכָּא (malkā), from Proto-Semitic *malk-; compare Arabic مَلِك (malik), Hebrew מֶלֶךְ (mélekh) and Akkadian 𒈠𒀠𒆪𒌝 (malkum).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܡܲܠܟܵܐ (malkām sg (plural ܡܲܠܟܹ̈ܐ (malkē) or ܡܲܠ̈ܟܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (malkawwāṯā), feminine ܡܲܠܟܬ݂ܵܐ (malkṯā))

  1. king
    • Psalms 24:8:
      ܡܵܢܝܼ ܝܠܹܗ ܐܵܗܵܐ ܡܲܠܟܵܐ ܕܐܝܼܩܵܪܵܐ؟ ܡܵܪܝܵܐ ܥܲܫܝܼܢܵܐ ܘܓܲܢ݇ܒܵܪܵܐ؛ ܡܵܪܝܵܐ ܓܲܢ݇ܒܵܪܵܐ ܕܦܠܵܫܵܐ.
      mānī ìlēh āhā malkā d-īqārā? māryā ˁašīnā w-gabbārā; māryā gabbārā d-plāšā.
      Who is this King of glory? The Lord strong and mighty, The Lord mighty in battle.
    • John 1:49:
      ܦܘܼܢܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܐܸܠܹܗ ܢܵܬ݂ܢܝܼܐܹܝܠ: «ܪܲܒܝܼ ܐܲܢ݇ܬ ܝܼܘܸܬ ܒܪܘܿܢܵܐ ܕܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ، ܐܲܢ݇ܬ ܝܼܘܸܬ ܡܲܠܟܵܐ ܕܐܝܼܣܪܵܐܹܝܠ!»
      pūnē lēh illēh nāṯnīˀēl: “rabī at īwet brōnā d-allāhā, at īwet malkā d-īsrāˀēl!”
      Nathanael answered and said to Him: “Rabbi, You are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!”
  2. (chess) king
  3. (card games) king
  4. (ecclesiastical) eucharistic leaven

Inflection

    Inflection of ܡܲܠܟܵܐ (malkā)
number isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute 1st person ܡܲܠܟܝܼ
(malkī)
ܡܲܠܟܲܢ
(malkan)
construct ܡܠܸܟ݂
(mliḵ)
2nd person ܡܲܠܟܘܼܟ݂
(malkūḵ)
ܡܲܠܟܵܟ݂ܝ
(malkāḵ)
ܡܲܠܟܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(malkāwḵōn)
emphatic ܡܲܠܟܵܐ
(malkā)
3rd person ܡܲܠܟܹܗ
(malkēh)
ܡܲܠܟܵܗ̇
(malkāh)
ܡܲܠܟܗܘܿܢ
(malkhōn)
plural absolute 1st person ܡܲܠܟܝܼ̈
(malkī)
ܡܲܠܟܲܢ̈
(malkan)
construct ܡܲܠܟܲܝ̈
(malkay)
2nd person ܡܲܠܟܘܼ̈ܟ݂
(malkūḵ)
ܡܲܠܟܵܟ݂ܝ̈
(malkāḵ)
ܡܲܠܟܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(malkāwḵōn)
emphatic ܡܲܠܟܹ̈ܐ
(malkē)
3rd person ܡܲܠܟܘܼ̈ܗܝ
(malkūh)
ܡܲܠܟ̈ܘܿܗ̇
(malkōh)
ܡܲܠܟܗ̈ܘܿܢ
(malkhōn)

Coordinate terms

Chess pieces in Assyrian Neo-Aramaic · ܟܹܐܦܲܝ̈ ܛܠܲܦ̈ܣܵܢܹܐ (kēpay ṭlapsānē) (layout · text)
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ܡܲܠܟܵܐ (malkā) ܡܲܠܟܬ݂ܵܐ (malkṯā) ܩܲܠܥܵܐ (qalˁā) ܦܝܼܠܵܐ (pīlā) ܣܘܼܣܹܐ (sūsē) ܩܘܿܛܝܼܢ (qōṭīn), ܕܲܚܫܵܐ (daḥšā)

Derived terms

Proper noun

ܡܲܠܟܹܐ (malkēm

  1. a male given name

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Aramaic מַלְכָּא (malkā), from Proto-Semitic *malk-.

Pronunciation

Noun

ܡܠܟܐ (malkā'm (plural ܡܠܟܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܡܠܟܬܐ)

  1. any ruler; king, emperor, prince, emir, caliph, toparch
  2. governor of a province
  3. king bee
  4. (ecclesiastical) eucharistic leaven
Chess pieces in Classical Syriac (layout · text)
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ܡܠܟܐ ܬܘܪܬܢܐ ܡܓܕܠܐ ܦܝܠܐ ܣܘܣܝܐ ܦܠܚܐ
Inflection
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From the root ܡ-ܠ-ܟ (m-l-k) related to advising.

Pronunciation

Noun

ܡܠܟܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܡܠܟܐ)

  1. advice, counsel
  2. reason
Inflection
Derived terms

References

  • mlk”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 168a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 277b
  • 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 772b

Turoyo

Etymology

From Aramaic מַלְכָּא (malkā).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܡܰܠܟܳܐ (malkom

  1. king

Western Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Aramaic מַלְכָּא (malkā).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܡܰܠܟܰܐ (malkam

  1. king
    • Mathew 1:6:
      ܘܝܰܣّܰܐ ܐܰܝܬ݂ܶܢ ܕܳܘّܽܕ ܡܰܠܟܰܐ. ܘܕܳܘّܽܕ ܐܰܝܬ݂ܶܢ ܣܳܠܰܝܡܰܢ̱ ܡܢ̱ ܕܺ ܘܰܝܒܰܐ ܐܶܢ̱ܬ̤ܬ݂ ܐܶܠ ܐܽܘܪܝّܰܐ.
      wayassa ʾayṯen dowūd malka. udowūd ʾayṯen solayma m ti wayba ʾečt ʾel ʾūriyya
      And Jesse the father of King David. David was the father of Solomon, whose mother had been Uriah's wife.