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 • (milḥā) f
Inflection
| 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 • (mallāḥā) m sg (plural ܡܲܠܵܚܹ̈ܐ (mallāḥē), feminine ܡܲܠܵܚܬܵܐ (mallāḥtā))
Inflection
| 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 • (melḥā) f (plural ܡܠܚܐ (melḥē))
Inflection
| 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
- ܐܠܣ (ʾāles)
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 • (mallāḥā) m (plural ܡܠܚܐ (mallāḥē))
Inflection
| 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
- ܢܘܛܐ (nawṭā)
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