מלית

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
מ־ל־ל (m-l-l)

מליה \ מִלָּה (milá) +‎ ־ית (-it, “Appended to certain nouns denoting large items, forming counterparts denoting corresponding small items.”)

Noun

מִלִּית • (milít) f

1. (grammar) a particle

Etymology 2

Root
מ־ל־א (m-l-ʾ)

Noun

מְלִית • (m'lít) f

1. stuffing, filling

References

• “מלית” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

• מלית on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he