ܡܠܟܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܡ ܠ ܟ (m l k)
3 terms

Etymology

From Aramaic מַלְכָּא (malkā), from Proto-Semitic *malk-; compare Arabic مَلِك (malik), Hebrew מֶלֶךְ (mélekh) and Akkadian 𒈠𒀠𒆪𒌝 (malkum).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [mal.kɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [mal.t͡ʃɑː]

Noun

ܡܲܠܟܵܐ • (malkā) m sg (plural ܡܲܠܟܹ̈ܐ (malkē) or ܡܲܠ̈ܟܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (malkawwāṯā), feminine ܡܲܠܟܬ݂ܵܐ (malkṯā))

1. king
   • Psalms 24:8:

     ܡܵܢܝܼ ܝܠܹܗ ܐܵܗܵܐ ܡܲܠܟܵܐ ܕܐܝܼܩܵܪܵܐ؟ ܡܵܪܝܵܐ ܥܲܫܝܼܢܵܐ ܘܓܲܢ݇ܒܵܪܵܐ؛ ܡܵܪܝܵܐ ܓܲܢ݇ܒܵܪܵܐ ܕܦܠܵܫܵܐ.

     mānī ìlēh āhā 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.

   • John 1:49:

     ܦܘܼܢܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܐܸܠܹܗ ܢܵܬ݂ܢܝܼܐܹܝܠ: «ܪܲܒܝܼ ܐܲܢ݇ܬ ܝܼܘܸܬ ܒܪܘܿܢܵܐ ܕܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ، ܐܲܢ݇ܬ ܝܼܘܸܬ ܡܲܠܟܵܐ ܕܐܝܼܣܪܵܐܹܝܠ!»

     pūnē lēh illēh 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!”

2. (chess) king
3. (card games) king
4. (ecclesiastical) eucharistic leaven

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܲܠܟܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܡܲܠܟܝܼ (malkī)		ܡܲܠܟܲܢ (malkan)
	construct	ܡܠܸܟ݂ (mliḵ)		2nd person	ܡܲܠܟܘܼܟ݂ (malkūḵ)	ܡܲܠܟܵܟ݂ܝ (malkāḵ)	ܡܲܠܟܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (malkāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܲܠܟܵܐ (malkā)		3rd person	ܡܲܠܟܹܗ (malkēh)	ܡܲܠܟܵܗ̇ (malkāh)	ܡܲܠܟܗܘܿܢ (malkhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܡܲܠܟܝܼ̈ (malkī)		ܡܲܠܟܲܢ̈ (malkan)
	construct	ܡܲܠܟܲܝ̈ (malkay)		2nd person	ܡܲܠܟܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (malkūḵ)	ܡܲܠܟܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (malkāḵ)	ܡܲܠܟܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (malkāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܲܠܟܹ̈ܐ (malkē)		3rd person	ܡܲܠܟܘܼ̈ܗܝ (malkūh)	ܡܲܠܟ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (malkōh)	ܡܲܠܟܗ̈ܘܿܢ (malkhōn)

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”)
• ܡܲܡܠܟ݂ܵܐ (mamlḵā, “kingdom”)

Proper noun

ܡܲܠܟܹܐ • (malkē) m

1. a male given name

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Aramaic מַלְכָּא (malkā), from Proto-Semitic *malk-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [malkɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [malke(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܡܠܟܐ • (malkā') m (plural ܡܠܟܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܡܠܟܬܐ)

1. any ruler; king, emperor, prince, emir, caliph, toparch
2. governor of a province
3. king bee
4. (ecclesiastical) eucharistic leaven

Chess pieces in Classical Syriac (layout · text)
ܡܠܟܐ	ܬܘܪܬܢܐ	ܡܓܕܠܐ	ܦܝܠܐ	ܣܘܣܝܐ	ܦܠܚܐ

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܠܟܐ

	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

• ܡܠܟܐܝܬ
• ܡܠܟܘܬܐ
• ܡܠܟܝܐ

Etymology 2

From the root ܡ ܠ ܟ related to advising.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mɛlkɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [mɛlke(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܡܠܟܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܡܠܟܐ)

1. advice, counsel
2. reason

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܠܟܐ

	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, page 772b

Turoyo

Etymology

From Aramaic מַלְכָּא (malkā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /malko/

Noun

ܡܰܠܟܳܐ • (malko) m

1. king

Western Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Aramaic מַלְכָּא (malkā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /malka/

Noun

ܡܰܠܟܰܐ (malka) m

1. king
   • Mathew 1:6:

     ܘܝܰܣّܰܐ ܐܰܝܬ݂ܶܢ ܕܳܘّܽܕ ܡܰܠܟܰܐ. ܘܕܳܘّܽܕ ܐܰܝܬ݂ܶܢ ܣܳܠܰܝܡܰܢ̱ ܡܢ̱ ܕܺ ܘܰܝܒܰܐ ܐܶܢ̱ܬ̤ܬ݂ ܐܶܠ ܐܽܘܪܝّܰܐ.

     wayassa ʾayṯen dowūd malka. udowūd ʾayṯen solayma m ti wayba ʾečt ʾel ʾūriyya

     And Jesse the father of King David. David was the father of Solomon, whose mother had been Uriah's wife.