ܡܠܟܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
| Root |
|---|
| ܡ ܠ ܟ (m l k) |
| 4 terms |
Inherited from Aramaic מַלְכָּא (malkā), from Proto-Semitic *malk-; compare Arabic مَلِك (malik), Hebrew מֶלֶךְ (mélekh) and Akkadian 𒈠𒀠𒆪𒌝 (malkum).
Pronunciation
Noun
ܡܲܠܟܵܐ • (malkā) m sg (plural ܡܲܠܟܹ̈ܐ (malkē) or ܡܲܠ̈ܟܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (malkawwāṯā), feminine ܡܲܠܟܬ݂ܵܐ (malkṯā))
- king
- c. 2014, ܕܝܬܩܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܘܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܒܠܫܢܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܐ, Aramaic Bible Translation, Inc., Psalms 24:8:
- ܡܵܢܝܼ ܝܠܹܗ ܗܵܢܵܐ ܡܲܠܟܵܐ ܕܐܝܼܩܵܪܵܐ؟ ܡܵܪܝܵܐ ܥܲܫܝܼܢܵܐ ܘܓܲܢ݇ܒܵܪܵܐ؛ ܡܵܪܝܵܐ ܓܲܢ݇ܒܵܪܵܐ ܕܦܠܵܫܵܐ.
- mānī ìlēh hānā 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.
- c. 2014, ܕܝܬܩܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܘܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܒܠܫܢܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܐ, Aramaic Bible Translation, Inc., John 1:49:
- ܥܢܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܐܸܠܘܼܗܝ ܢܵܬ݂ܢܝܼܐܹܝܠ: «ܪܲܒܝܼ ܐܲܢ݇ܬ ܝܼܘܸܬ ܒܪܘܿܢܵܐ ܕܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ، ܐܲܢ݇ܬ ܝܼܘܸܬ ܡܲܠܟܵܐ ܕܐܝܼܣܪܵܐܹܝܠ!»
- ˁnē lēh ilūh 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!”
- (chess) king
- (card games) king
- (ecclesiastical) eucharistic leaven
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܡܠܸܟ݂ (mliḵ) | 1st person | ܡܲܠܟܝܼ (malkī) | ܡܲܠܟܲܢ (malkan) | |||
| construct | ܡܠܸܟ݂ (mliḵ) | 2nd person | ܡܲܠܟܘܼܟ݂ (malkōḵ) | ܡܲܠܟܵܟ݂ܝ (malkāḵ) | ܡܲܠܟܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (malkawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܡܲܠܟܵܐ (malkā) | 3rd person | ܡܲܠܟܹܗ (malkēh) | ܡܲܠܟܵܗ̇ (malkāh) | ܡܲܠܟܗܘܿܢ (malkhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܡܲܠܟܝܼ̈ܢ (malkīn) | 1st person | ܡܲܠܟܝܼ̈ (malkī) | ܡܲܠܟܲܢ̈ (malkan) | |||
| construct | ܡܲܠܟܲܝ̈ (malkay) | 2nd person | ܡܲܠܟܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (malkōḵ) | ܡܲܠܟܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (malkāḵ) | ܡܲܠܟܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (malkawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܡܲܠܟܹ̈ܐ (malkē) | 3rd person | ܡܲܠܟܘܼ̈ܗܝ (malkūh) | ܡܲܠܟܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (malkōh) | ܡܲܠܟܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (malkayhōn) | |||
Coordinate terms
| Chess pieces in Assyrian Neo-Aramaic · ܟܹܐܦܲܝ̈ ܛܠܲܦ̈ܣܵܢܹܐ (kēpay ṭlapsānē) (layout · text) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ܡܲܠܟܵܐ (malkā) | ܡܲܠܟܬ݂ܵܐ (malkṯā) | ܩܲܠܥܵܐ (qalˁā) | ܦܝܼܠܵܐ (pīlā) | ܣܘܼܣܹܐ (sūsē) | ܩܘܿܛܝܼܢ (qōṭīn), ܕܲܚܫܵܐ (daḥšā) |
Derived terms
- ܒܲܪ ܡܲܠܟܵܐ (bar malkā, “prince”)
- ܡܠܸܟ݂ ܡܲܠܟܹ̈ܐ (mliḵ malkē, “king of kings”)
- ܡܲܠܟܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (malkūṯā, “kingdom, royalty”)
- ܡܲܠܟܘܿܢܵܐ (malkōnā, “cobra”)
- ܡܲܠܟܝܼܙܕܸܩ (malkīzdiq, “Melchizedek”)
- ܡܲܠܟܵܐܝܼܬ (malkāˀīt, “in a royal matter”)
- ܡܲܠܟܵܝܵܐ (malkāyā, “royal, kingly”)
Proper noun
ܡܲܠܟܹܐ • (malkē) m
- a male given name
Derived terms
- ܡܲܠܟܘܿ (malkō) (diminutive, nickname)
Classical Syriac
Etymology 1
From Aramaic מַלְכָּא (malkā), from Proto-Semitic *malk-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [malkɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [malke] (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
| Chess pieces in Classical Syriac (layout · text) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ܡܠܟܐ | ܬܘܪܬܢܐ | ܡܓܕܠܐ | ܦܝܠܐ | ܣܘܣܝܐ | ܦܠܚܐ |
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܡܠܟ | 1st person | ܡܠܟܝ | ܡܠܟܢ | |||
| construct | ܡܠܟ | 2nd person | ܡܠܟܟ | ܡܠܟܟܝ | ܡܠܟܟܘܢ | ܡܠܟܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܡܠܟܐ | 3rd person | ܡܠܟܗ | ܡܠܟܗ | ܡܠܟܗܘܢ | ܡܠܟܗܝܢ | ||
| plural | absolute | ܡܠܟܝܢ | 1st person | ܡܠܟܝ | ܡܠܟܝܢ | |||
| construct | ܡܠܟܝ | 2nd person | ܡܠܟܝܟ | ܡܠܟܝܟܝ | ܡܠܟܝܟܘܢ | ܡܠܟܝܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܡܠܟܐ | 3rd person | ܡܠܟܘܗܝ | ܡܠܟܝܗ | ܡܠܟܝܗܘܢ | ܡܠܟܝܗܝܢ | ||
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From the root ܡ ܠ ܟ related to advising.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mɛlkɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [mɛlke] (plural)
Noun
ܡܠܟܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܡܠܟܐ)
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܡܠܟ | 1st person | ܡܠܟܝ | ܡܠܟܢ | |||
| construct | ܡܠܟ | 2nd person | ܡܠܟܟ | ܡܠܟܟܝ | ܡܠܟܟܘܢ | ܡܠܟܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܡܠܟܐ | 3rd person | ܡܠܟܗ | ܡܠܟܗ | ܡܠܟܗܘܢ | ܡܠܟܗܝܢ | ||
| plural | absolute | ܡܠܟܝܢ | 1st person | ܡܠܟܝ | ܡܠܟܝܢ | |||
| construct | ܡܠܟܝ | 2nd person | ܡܠܟܝܟ | ܡܠܟܝܟܝ | ܡܠܟܝܟܘܢ | ܡܠܟܝܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܡܠܟܐ | 3rd person | ܡܠܟܘܗܝ | ܡܠܟܝܗ | ܡܠܟܝܗܘܢ | 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, →ISBN, page 772b
Turoyo
Etymology
From Aramaic מַלְכָּא (malkā).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /malko/
Noun
ܡܰܠܟܳܐ • (malko) m
Western Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
From Aramaic מַלְכָּא (malkā).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /malka/
Noun
ܡܰܠܟܰܐ (malka) m