ܡܠܚܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܡ ܠ ܚ (m l ḥ)
3 terms

Inherited from Aramaic מִלְחָא (milḥa), from Proto-West Semitic *milḥ-; compare Arabic مِلْح (milḥ) and Hebrew מֶלַח (mélakh).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [mɪl.xɑː]

Noun

ܡܸܠܚܵܐ • (milḥāf

  1. salt
Inflection
Inflection of ܡܸܠܚܵܐ
number isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܡܠܸܚ (mliḥ) 1st person ܡܸܠܚܝܼ (milḥī) ܡܸܠܚܲܢ (milḥan)
construct ܡܠܸܚ (mliḥ) 2nd person ܡܸܠܚܘܼܟ݂ (milḥōḵ) ܡܸܠܚܵܟ݂ܝ (milḥāḵ) ܡܸܠܚܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (milḥawḵōn)
emphatic ܡܸܠܚܵܐ (milḥā) 3rd person ܡܸܠܚܹܗ (milḥēh) ܡܸܠܚܵܗ̇ (milḥāh) ܡܸܠܚܗܘܿܢ (milḥhōn)

Etymology 2

Root
ܡ ܠ ܚ (m l ḥ)
3 terms

Inherited from Aramaic מַלָּחָא (mallāḥā), from Akkadian 𒈣𒁻 (malāh̬um, shipman, sailor), from Sumerian 𒈣𒁻 (ma₂-laḫ₄ /⁠malaḫ⁠/, shipman, sailor); compare also borrowed into Arabic مَلَّاح (mallāḥ) and Hebrew מַלָּח (mallákh).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [mallɑːxɑː]

Noun

ܡܲܠܵܚܵܐ • (mallāḥām sg (plural ܡܲܠܵܚܹ̈ܐ (mallāḥē), feminine ܡܲܠܵܚܬܵܐ (mallāḥtā))

  1. sailor, mariner
    Synonyms: ܣܲܦܵܢܵܐ (sappānā), ܢܲܘܛܵܐ (nawṭā)
Inflection
Inflection of ܡܲܠܵܚܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܡܲܠܵܚ (mallāḥ) 1st person ܡܲܠܵܚܝܼ (mallāḥī) ܡܲܠܵܚܲܢ (mallāḥan)
construct ܡܲܠܵܚ (mallāḥ) 2nd person ܡܲܠܵܚܘܼܟ݂ (mallāḥōḵ) ܡܲܠܵܚܵܟ݂ܝ (mallāḥāḵ) ܡܲܠܵܚܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mallāḥawḵōn)
emphatic ܡܲܠܵܚܵܐ (mallāḥā) 3rd person ܡܲܠܵܚܹܗ (mallāḥēh) ܡܲܠܵܚܵܗ̇ (mallāḥāh) ܡܲܠܵܚܗܘܿܢ (mallāḥhōn)
plural absolute ܡܲܠܵܚܝܼ̈ܢ (mallāḥīn) 1st person ܡܲܠܵܚܝܼ̈ (mallāḥī) ܡܲܠܵܚܲܢ̈ (mallāḥan)
construct ܡܲܠܵܚܲܝ̈ (mallāḥay) 2nd person ܡܲܠܵܚܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (mallāḥōḵ) ܡܲܠܵܚܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (mallāḥāḵ) ܡܲܠܵܚܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mallāḥawḵōn)
emphatic ܡܲܠܵܚܹ̈ܐ (mallāḥē) 3rd person ܡܲܠܵܚܘܼ̈ܗܝ (mallāḥūh) ܡܲܠܵܚܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (mallāḥōh) ܡܲܠܵܚܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (mallāḥayhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Semitic *milḥ-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [mɛlħɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [mɛlħe] (plural)

Noun

ܡܠܚܐ • (melḥāf (plural ܡܠܚܐ (melḥē))

  1. salt
Inflection
Inflection of ܡܠܚܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܡܠܚ 1st person ܡܠܚܝ ܡܠܚܢ
construct ܡܠܚ 2nd person ܡܠܚܟ ܡܠܚܟܝ ܡܠܚܟܘܢ ܡܠܚܟܝܢ
emphatic ܡܠܚܐ 3rd person ܡܠܚܗ ܡܠܚܗ ܡܠܚܗܘܢ ܡܠܚܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܡܠܚܝܢ 1st person ܡܠܚܝ ܡܠܚܝܢ
construct ܡܠܚܝ 2nd person ܡܠܚܝܟ ܡܠܚܝܟܝ ܡܠܚܝܟܘܢ ܡܠܚܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܡܠܚܐ 3rd person ܡܠܚܘܗܝ ܡܠܚܝܗ ܡܠܚܝܗܘܢ ܡܠܚܝܗܝܢ
Synonyms

Etymology 2

From Akkadian 𒈣𒁻 (malāh̬um, shipman, sailor), from Sumerian 𒈣𒁻 (ma₂-laḫ₄ /⁠malaḫ⁠/, shipman, sailor).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [mallɑħɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [mallɑħe] (plural)

Noun

ܡܠܚܐ • (mallāḥām (plural ܡܠܚܐ (mallāḥē))

  1. sailor, mariner
Inflection
Inflection of ܡܠܚܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܡܠܚ 1st person ܡܠܚܝ ܡܠܚܢ
construct ܡܠܚ 2nd person ܡܠܚܟ ܡܠܚܟܝ ܡܠܚܟܘܢ ܡܠܚܟܝܢ
emphatic ܡܠܚܐ 3rd person ܡܠܚܗ ܡܠܚܗ ܡܠܚܗܘܢ ܡܠܚܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܡܠܚܝܢ 1st person ܡܠܚܝ ܡܠܚܝܢ
construct ܡܠܚܝ 2nd person ܡܠܚܝܟ ܡܠܚܝܟܝ ܡܠܚܝܟܘܢ ܡܠܚܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܡܠܚܐ 3rd person ܡܠܚܘܗܝ ܡܠܚܝܗ ܡܠܚܝܗܘܢ ܡܠܚܝܗܝܢ
Synonyms

References

  • mlḥ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 8 November 2011
  • mlḥ2”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 8 November 2011
  • Brockelmann, Carl (1928) Lexicon Syriacum (in Latin), 2nd edition, Halle: Max Niemeyer, published 1995, page 391
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, pages 185a–b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 276b
  • 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, pages 767a–b

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