ܡܠܘܚܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܡ ܠ ܚ (m l ḥ)
3 terms

Etymology

Derived from ܡܸܠܚܵܐ (milḥā, “salt”); cognate to Hebrew מָלוּחַ (malúakh) and Arabic مَالِح (māliḥ). Of the adjective pattern 1a22ū3ā.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ma.luːxɑː]

Adjective

ܡܲܠܘܼܚܵܐ • (malūḥā) (feminine ܡܲܠܘܼܚܬܵܐ (maluḥtā), plural ܡܲܠܘܼܚܹ̈ܐ (malūḥē))

  1. salty, saline
    Synonym: ܡܸܠܚܵܢܵܐ (milḥānā)
    Antonym: ܚܸܠܝܵܐ (ḥilyā, “sweet”)

Derived terms

  • ܡܲܠܘܼܚܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (malūḥāˀīṯ, “saltily”)
  • ܡܲܠܘܼܚܘܼܬܵܐ (malūḥūtā, “saltiness, salinity”)

See also

Basic tastes in Assyrian Neo-Aramaic · ܛܲܥܡܹ̈ܐ (ṭaˁmē) (layout · text)
ܚܸܠܝܵܐ (ḥilyā) ܚܲܡܘܼܨܵܐ (ḥamūṣā) ܡܲܠܘܼܚܵܐ (malūḥā) ܡܲܪܝܼܪܵܐ (marīrā) ܨܲܪܘܼܦܵܐ (ṣarūpā) [Term?]
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