ܡܠܚܐ
Classical Syriac edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-West Semitic *milḥ-.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ܡܠܚܐ • (melḥā) f (plural ܡܠܚܐ (melḥē))
Inflection edit
inflection of ܡܠܚܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܡܠܚ | ܡܠܚܝܢ |
| construct | ܡܠܚ | ܡܠܚܝ |
| emphatic | ܡܠܚܐ | ܡܠܚܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܡܠܚܝ | ܡܠܚܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܡܠܚܟ | ܡܠܚܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܡܠܚܟܝ | ܡܠܚܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܡܠܚܗ | ܡܠܚܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܡܠܚܗ | ܡܠܚܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܡܠܚܢ | ܡܠܚܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܡܠܚܟܘܢ | ܡܠܚܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܡܠܚܟܝܢ | ܡܠܚܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܡܠܚܗܘܢ | ܡܠܚܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܡܠܚܗܝܢ | ܡܠܚܝܗܝܢ |
Synonyms edit
- ܐܠܣ (ʾāles)
Etymology 2 edit
From Akkadian 𒈣𒁻 (malāh̬um, “shipman, sailor”), from Sumerian 𒈣𒁻 (ma₂-laḫ₄ /malaḫ/, “shipman, sailor”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ܡܠܚܐ • (mallāḥā) m (plural ܡܠܚܐ (mallāḥē))
Inflection edit
inflection of ܡܠܚܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܡܠܚ | ܡܠܚܝܢ |
| construct | ܡܠܚ | ܡܠܚܝ |
| emphatic | ܡܠܚܐ | ܡܠܚܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܡܠܚܝ | ܡܠܚܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܡܠܚܟ | ܡܠܚܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܡܠܚܟܝ | ܡܠܚܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܡܠܚܗ | ܡܠܚܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܡܠܚܗ | ܡܠܚܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܡܠܚܢ | ܡܠܚܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܡܠܚܟܘܢ | ܡܠܚܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܡܠܚܟܝܢ | ܡܠܚܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܡܠܚܗܘܢ | ܡܠܚܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܡܠܚܗܝܢ | ܡܠܚܝܗܝܢ |
Synonyms edit
- ܢܘܛܐ (nawṭā)
References edit
- “mlḥ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-11-08
- “mlḥ2”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-11-08
- Brockelmann, Carl (1928) Lexicon Syriacum (in Latin), 2nd edition, Halle: Max Niemeyer, published 1995, page 391
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 185a-b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 276b
- 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 767a-b