ܡܡܠܠܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܡ ܠ ܠ (m l l)
11 terms

Derived from the verb ܡܡܲܠܸܠ (mmallil, “to speak, talk”); compare Hebrew מֶלֶל (mélel).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ˈmamləlɑː]

Noun

ܡܲܡܠܠܵܐ • (mamllā) m (plural ܡܲܡܠܠܹ̈ܐ (mamllē))

1. (uncountable) speech, talk, discourse, diction
2. (countable) an act of speaking; a speech, oration

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܲܡܠܠܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܡܲܡܠܠܝܼ (mamllī)		ܡܲܡܠܠܲܢ (mamllan)
	construct	ܡܲܡܠܲܠ (mamlal)		2nd person	ܡܲܡܠܠܘܼܟ݂ (mamllūḵ)	ܡܲܡܠܠܵܟ݂ܝ (mamllāḵ)	ܡܲܡܠܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mamllāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܲܡܠܠܵܐ (mamllā)		3rd person	ܡܲܡܠܠܹܗ (mamllēh)	ܡܲܡܠܠܵܗ̇ (mamllāh)	ܡܲܡܠܠܗܘܿܢ (mamllhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܡܲܡܠܠܝܼ̈ (mamllī)		ܡܲܡܠܠܲܢ̈ (mamllan)
	construct	ܡܲܡܠܠܲܝ̈ (mamllay)		2nd person	ܡܲܡܠܠܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (mamllūḵ)	ܡܲܡܠܠܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (mamllāḵ)	ܡܲܡܠܠܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mamllāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܲܡܠܠܹ̈ܐ (mamllē)		3rd person	ܡܲܡܠܠܘܼ̈ܗܝ (mamllūh)	ܡܲܡܠܠ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (mamllōh)	ܡܲܡܠܠܗ̈ܘܿܢ (mamllhōn)

Derived terms

• ܡܲܡܠܠܵܐ ܓܵܘܵܢܵܝܵܐ (mamllā gāwānāyā, “vernacular”)
• ܡܢܵܬ݂ܵܐ ܕܡܲܡܠܠܵܐ (mnāṯā d-mamllā, “part of speech”)
• ܬܘܼܪܵܨ ܡܲܡܠܠܵܐ (tūrāṣ mamllā, “grammar”, literally “correction of speech”)

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

• ܡܡܠܐ (rare)

Etymology

From the root ܡ-ܠ-ܠ (m-l-l) related to speaking. Compare Hebrew מֶלֶל (mélel).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mam(lə)lɑ]

Noun

ܡܡܠܠܐ • (mamləlā) m(uncountable)

1. speech, diction
2. talk, discourse, dissertation, treatise, homily
3. (grammar) sentence; pronunciation
4. tongue, language, dialect
5. voice
6. eloquence, style

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܡܠܠܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܡܡܠܠ		1st person	ܡܡܠܠܝ		ܡܡܠܠܢ
	construct	ܡܡܠܠ		2nd person	ܡܡܠܠܟ	ܡܡܠܠܟܝ	ܡܡܠܠܟܘܢ	ܡܡܠܠܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܡܠܠܐ		3rd person	ܡܡܠܠܗ	ܡܡܠܠܗ	ܡܡܠܠܗܘܢ	ܡܡܠܠܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܡܡܠܠܝܢ		1st person	ܡܡܠܠܝ		ܡܡܠܠܝܢ
	construct	ܡܡܠܠܝ		2nd person	ܡܡܠܠܝܟ	ܡܡܠܠܝܟܝ	ܡܡܠܠܝܟܘܢ	ܡܡܠܠܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܡܠܠܐ		3rd person	ܡܡܠܠܘܗܝ	ܡܡܠܠܝܗ	ܡܡܠܠܝܗܘܢ	ܡܡܠܠܝܗܝܢ

References

• “mmll”, 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 183b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 279b
• 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 777a