אמרכלא

Aramaic

Alternative forms

• אֲמַרְכּוֹל (ʾămarkol)
• אֲמַרְכָּל (ʾămarkāl)

Etymology

From earlier 𐡄𐡌𐡓𐡊𐡋𐡀 (hmrklʾ) (Qumran), from Official Aramaic 𐡄𐡌𐡓𐡊𐡓𐡀 (hmrkrʾ), from Old Persian *hammārakarah.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔămarkəlɑ]

Noun

אֲמַרְכְּלָא • (ʾămarkəlā)

1. (Judeo-Aramaic) administrator of finances

References

• “ˀmrkl”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–