ܡܠܟܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
From Aramaic מַלְכָּא (malkā), from Proto-Semitic *malk-; compare Arabic مَلِك (malik), Hebrew מֶלֶךְ (méleḵ).
Noun
ܡܲܠܟܵܐ • (malkā) m sg (plural ܡܲܠܟܹ̈ܐ (malkē), feminine ܡܲܠܟܬ݂ܵܐ (malkṯā))
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 | ܡܲܠܟ (malk) |
2nd person | ܡܲܠܟܘܼܟ݂ (malkuḵ) |
ܡܲܠܟܵܟ݂ܝ (malkāḵ) |
ܡܲܠܟܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (malkāwḵon) | ||
| emphatic | ܡܲܠܟܵܐ (malkā) |
3rd person | ܡܲܠܟܹܗ (malkēh) |
ܡܲܠܟܘܿܗ̇ (malkoh) |
ܡܲܠܟܗܘܿܢ (malkhon) | ||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܡܲܠܟܝܼ̈ (malkī) |
ܡܲܠܟܲܢ̈ (malkan) | ||
| construct | ܡܲܠܟܲܝ̈ (malkay) |
2nd person | ܡܲܠܟܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (malkuḵ) |
ܡܲܠܟܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (malkāḵ) |
ܡܲܠܟܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (malkāwḵon) | ||
| emphatic | ܡܲܠܟܹ̈ܐ (malkē) |
3rd person | ܡܲܠܟܘܼ̈ܗܝ (malkuh) |
ܡܲܠܟ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (malkoh) |
ܡܲܠܟܗ̈ܘܿܢ (malkhon) | ||
Derived terms
- ܡܲܠܟܵܐܝܼܬ (malkāʾīt, “in a royal matter”)
- ܡܲܠܟܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (malkuṯā, “kingdom, royalty”)
- ܡܲܠܟܵܝܵܐ (malkāyā, “royal, kingly”)
Classical Syriac
Etymology 1
From Aramaic מַלְכָּא (malkā), from Proto-Semitic *malk-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [malkɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
- IPA(key): [malke(ʔ)] (plural)
Noun
ܡܠܟܐ • (malkā') m (plural ܡܠܟܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܡܠܟܬܐ)
- any ruler; king, emperor, prince, emir, caliph, toparch
- governor of a province
- king bee
- (ecclesiastical) eucharistic leaven
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| ܡܠܟܐ | ܬܘܪܬܢܐ | ܡܓܕܠܐ | ܦܝܠܐ | ܣܘܣܝܐ | ܦܠܚܐ |
Inflection
inflection of ܡܠܟܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܡܠܟ | ܡܠܟܝܢ |
| construct | ܡܠܟ | ܡܠܟܝ |
| emphatic | ܡܠܟܐ | ܡܠܟܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܡܠܟܝ | ܡܠܟܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܡܠܟܟ | ܡܠܟܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܡܠܟܟܝ | ܡܠܟܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܡܠܟܗ | ܡܠܟܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܡܠܟܗ | ܡܠܟܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܡܠܟܢ | ܡܠܟܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܡܠܟܟܘܢ | ܡܠܟܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܡܠܟܟܝܢ | ܡܠܟܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܡܠܟܗܘܢ | ܡܠܟܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܡܠܟܗܝܢ | ܡܠܟܝܗܝܢ |
Etymology 2
From the root ܡ-ܠ-ܟ (m-l-k) related to advising.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mɛlkɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
- IPA(key): [mɛlke(ʔ)] (plural)
Inflection
inflection of ܡܠܟܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܡܠܟ | ܡܠܟܝܢ |
| construct | ܡܠܟ | ܡܠܟܝ |
| emphatic | ܡܠܟܐ | ܡܠܟܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܡܠܟܝ | ܡܠܟܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܡܠܟܟ | ܡܠܟܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܡܠܟܟܝ | ܡܠܟܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܡܠܟܗ | ܡܠܟܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܡܠܟܗ | ܡܠܟܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܡܠܟܢ | ܡܠܟܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܡܠܟܟܘܢ | ܡܠܟܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܡܠܟܟܝܢ | ܡܠܟܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܡܠܟܗܘܢ | ܡܠܟܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܡܠܟܗܝܢ | ܡܠܟܝܗܝܢ |
Derived terms
- ܒܪ ܡܠܟܐ
- ܡܠܟܐܝܬ
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
Western Neo-Aramaic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /malka/
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