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 (malqṭā)
number	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

• ܨܘܼܨܦܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (ṣuṣpāṯē)
• ܟܲܠܒܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (kalbāṯē)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܠ-ܩ-ܛ (l-q-ṭ) 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

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܡܠܩܛ	ܡܠܩܛܝܢ
construct	ܡܠܩܛ	ܡܠܩܛܝ
emphatic	ܡܠܩܛܐ	ܡܠܩܛܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܡܠܩܛܝ	ܡܠܩܛܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܡܠܩܛܟ	ܡܠܩܛܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܡܠܩܛܟܝ	ܡܠܩܛܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܡܠܩܛܗ	ܡܠܩܛܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܡܠܩܛܗ	ܡܠܩܛܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܡܠܩܛܢ	ܡܠܩܛܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܡܠܩܛܟܘܢ	ܡܠܩܛܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܡܠܩܛܟܝܢ	ܡܠܩܛܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܡܠܩܛܗܘܢ	ܡܠܩܛܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܡܠܩܛܗܝܢ	ܡܠܩܛܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܠ-ܩ-ܛ (l-q-ṭ) 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

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܡܠܩܛ	ܡܠܩܛܝܢ
construct	ܡܠܩܛ	ܡܠܩܛܝ
emphatic	ܡܠܩܛܐ	ܡܠܩܛܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܡܠܩܛܝ	ܡܠܩܛܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܡܠܩܛܟ	ܡܠܩܛܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܡܠܩܛܟܝ	ܡܠܩܛܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܡܠܩܛܗ	ܡܠܩܛܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܡܠܩܛܗ	ܡܠܩܛܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܡܠܩܛܢ	ܡܠܩܛܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܡܠܩܛܟܘܢ	ܡܠܩܛܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܡܠܩܛܟܝܢ	ܡܠܩܛܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܡܠܩܛܗܘܢ	ܡܠܩܛܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܡܠܩܛܗܝܢ	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