מלכא
Aramaic edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Semitic *malk-.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
מַלְכָּא • (malkā) m (plural מַלְכַּיָּא, singular feminine counterpart מַלְכְתָא)
- king
- Tanach, Genesis 14:21, with translation of the New International Version:
- וַאֲמַר מַלכָּא דִסדוֹם לְאַברָם הַב לִי נַפשָׁתָא וְקִניָנָא סַב לָך
- The king of Sodom said to Abram, “Give me the people and keep the goods for yourself.”
Inflection edit
declension of מלכא
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | מֶלֶךְ | מַלְכִין |
| construct | מְלֵיךְ | מַלְכֵי |
| emphatic | מַלְכָּא | מַלְכַיָּא |
References edit
“mlk”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–