מלכה

See also: מלכּה

Hebrew

Root
מ־ל־ך (m-l-k)
9 terms

Pronunciation

  • (מַלְכָּה, malká):
    • (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA(key): [malˈkɔː]
    • (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /malˈka/
    • Audio:(file)

Noun

מַלְכָּה • (malkáf (plural indefinite מְלָכוֹת, singular construct מַלְכַּת־, masculine counterpart מֶלֶךְ) [pattern: קַטְלָה]

  1. queen (female monarch)
  2. (chess) queen
  3. (card games) queen

Derived terms

See also

Chess pieces in Hebrew · כְּלֵי שַׁחְמָט (layout · text)
מֶלֶךְ מַלְכָּה צְרִיחַ רָץ פָּרָשׁ רַגְלִי

Proper noun

מִלְכָּה • (milkáf [pattern: קִטְלָה]

  1. (biblical) Milcah

Further reading

Yiddish

Noun

מלכה • (malkef, plural מלכות (malkes)

  1. (nonstandard) Unpointed form of מלכּה (malke).