ܡܠܩܛܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܠ ܩ ܛ (l q ṭ)
4 terms

Tool noun derived from the verb ܠܵܩܹܛ (lāqēṭ, “to gather, pluck”); compare Arabic مِلْقَط (milqaṭ) and Hebrew מְלַקֵּט (m'lakét).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [mal.qətˤɑː]

Noun

ܡܲܠܩܛܵܐ • (malqṭā) m (plural ܡܲܠܩܛܹ̈ܐ (malqṭē))

1. forceps
2. tongs, lamp tongs
3. tweezers, snuffers

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܲܠܩܛܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܡܲܠܩܛܝܼ (malqṭī)		ܡܲܠܩܛܲܢ (malqṭan)
	construct	ܡܲܠܩܲܛ (malqaṭ)		2nd person	ܡܲܠܩܛܘܼܟ݂ (malqṭūḵ)	ܡܲܠܩܛܵܟ݂ܝ (malqṭāḵ)	ܡܲܠܩܛܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (malqṭāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܲܠܩܛܵܐ (malqṭā)		3rd person	ܡܲܠܩܛܹܗ (malqṭēh)	ܡܲܠܩܛܵܗ̇ (malqṭāh)	ܡܲܠܩܛܗܘܿܢ (malqṭhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܡܲܠܩܛܝܼ̈ (malqṭī)		ܡܲܠܩܛܲܢ̈ (malqṭan)
	construct	ܡܲܠܩܛܲܝ̈ (malqṭay)		2nd person	ܡܲܠܩܛܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (malqṭūḵ)	ܡܲܠܩܛܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (malqṭāḵ)	ܡܲܠܩܛܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (malqṭāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܲܠܩܛܹ̈ܐ (malqṭē)		3rd person	ܡܲܠܩܛܘܼ̈ܗܝ (malqṭūh)	ܡܲܠܩܛ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (malqṭōh)	ܡܲܠܩܛܗ̈ܘܿܢ (malqṭhōn)

Synonyms

• ܨܘܼܨ̈ܦܵܬ݂ܵܐ (ṣuṣpāṯā)
• ܟܲܠ̈ܒܵܬ݂ܵܐ (kalbāṯā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܠ ܩ ܛ related to gathering. Compare Arabic مِلْقَط (milqaṭ) and Hebrew מְלַקֵּט (məlaqqēṭ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [malq(ə)tˤɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [malq(ə)tˤe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܡܠܩܛܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܡܠܩܛܐ)

1. tweezers, snuffers, lamp tongs

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܠܩܛܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܡܠܩܛ		1st person	ܡܠܩܛܝ		ܡܠܩܛܢ
	construct	ܡܠܩܛ		2nd person	ܡܠܩܛܟ	ܡܠܩܛܟܝ	ܡܠܩܛܟܘܢ	ܡܠܩܛܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܠܩܛܐ		3rd person	ܡܠܩܛܗ	ܡܠܩܛܗ	ܡܠܩܛܗܘܢ	ܡܠܩܛܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܡܠܩܛܝܢ		1st person	ܡܠܩܛܝ		ܡܠܩܛܝܢ
	construct	ܡܠܩܛܝ		2nd person	ܡܠܩܛܝܟ	ܡܠܩܛܝܟܝ	ܡܠܩܛܝܟܘܢ	ܡܠܩܛܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܠܩܛܐ		3rd person	ܡܠܩܛܘܗܝ	ܡܠܩܛܝܗ	ܡܠܩܛܝܗܘܢ	ܡܠܩܛܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܠ ܩ ܛ related to gathering. Compare Hebrew מְלַקֵּט (məlaqqēṭ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [m(ə)laq(qə)tˤɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [m(ə)laq(qə)tˤe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܡܠܩܛܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܡܠܩܛܐ)

1. gatherer

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܠܩܛܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܡܠܩܛ		1st person	ܡܠܩܛܝ		ܡܠܩܛܢ
	construct	ܡܠܩܛ		2nd person	ܡܠܩܛܟ	ܡܠܩܛܟܝ	ܡܠܩܛܟܘܢ	ܡܠܩܛܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܠܩܛܐ		3rd person	ܡܠܩܛܗ	ܡܠܩܛܗ	ܡܠܩܛܗܘܢ	ܡܠܩܛܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܡܠܩܛܝܢ		1st person	ܡܠܩܛܝ		ܡܠܩܛܝܢ
	construct	ܡܠܩܛܝ		2nd person	ܡܠܩܛܝܟ	ܡܠܩܛܝܟܝ	ܡܠܩܛܝܟܘܢ	ܡܠܩܛܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܠܩܛܐ		3rd person	ܡܠܩܛܘܗܝ	ܡܠܩܛܝܗ	ܡܠܩܛܝܗܘܢ	ܡܠܩܛܝܗܝܢ

References

• “mlqṭ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-08-03
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 174b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 278b
• 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, p. 774b