ܡܠܟܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܡ ܠ ܟ (m l k)
4 terms

Inherited from Aramaic מַלְכְּתָא (malkəṯā); compare Arabic مَلِكَة (malika) and Hebrew מַלְכָּה (malká).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [malkθaː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [malɪkθaː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [malɪt͡ʃtaː]

Noun

ܡܲܠܟܬ݂ܵܐ • (malkṯā) f (plural ܡܲܠܟ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (malkāṯā) or ܡܲܠܟ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (malkyāṯā), masculine ܡܲܠܟܵܐ (malkā))

1. queen (usually the king’s mother)
2. any ruler; queen, empress, toparch
3. (chess) queen
4. (card games) queen

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܲܠܟܬ݂ܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܡܲܠܟܬ݂ܝܼ (malkṯī)		ܡܲܠܟܬ݂ܲܢ (malkṯan)
	construct	ܡܲܠܟܲܬ݂ (malkaṯ)		2nd person	ܡܲܠܟܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (malkṯūḵ)	ܡܲܠܟܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (malkṯāḵ)	ܡܲܠܟܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (malkṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܲܠܟܬ݂ܵܐ (malkṯā)		3rd person	ܡܲܠܟܬ݂ܹܗ (malkṯēh)	ܡܲܠܟܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (malkṯāh)	ܡܲܠܟܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (malkṯhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܡܲܠܟܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (malkāṯī)		ܡܲܠܟܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (malkāṯan)
	construct	ܡܲܠܟܵܬ݂̈ (malkāṯ)		2nd person	ܡܲܠܟܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (malkāṯūḵ)	ܡܲܠܟܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (malkāṯāḵ)	ܡܲܠܟܵܬ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (malkāṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܲܠܟܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (malkāṯē)		3rd person	ܡܲܠܟܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (malkāṯūh)	ܡܲܠܟܵܬ݂̈ܘܿܗ̇ (malkāṯōh)	ܡܲܠܟܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (malkāṯhōn)

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

• ܡܲܠܟܲܬ݂ ܫܘܼܦܪܵܐ (malkaṯ šuprā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *malk-. Compare Arabic مَلِكَة (malika) and Hebrew מַלְכָּה (malkâ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [malk(ə)θɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [malkɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܡܠܟܬܐ • (malkəṯā) f (plural ܡܠܟܬܐ, singular masculine counterpart ܡܠܟܐ)

1. any ruler; queen, empress, princess, toparch
2. governor of a province

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܠܟܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܡܠܟܐ		1st person	ܡܠܟܬܝ		ܡܠܟܬܢ
	construct	ܡܠܟܬ		2nd person	ܡܠܟܬܟ	ܡܠܟܬܟܝ	ܡܠܟܬܟܘܢ	ܡܠܟܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܠܟܬܐ		3rd person	ܡܠܟܬܗ	ܡܠܟܬܗ	ܡܠܟܬܗܘܢ	ܡܠܟܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܡܠܟܢ		1st person	ܡܠܟܬܢ		ܡܠܟܬܢ
	construct	ܡܠܟܬ		2nd person	ܡܠܟܬܟ	ܡܠܟܬܟܝ	ܡܠܟܬܟܘܢ	ܡܠܟܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܠܟܬܐ		3rd person	ܡܠܟܬܗ	ܡܠܟܬܗ	ܡܠܟܬܗܘܢ	ܡܠܟܬܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܡܠܟܬܘܢܝܬܐ

References

• “mlkh”, 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 186a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 278a
• 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 773a