מלכא

Aramaic

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *malk-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /malkɑ/

Noun

מַלְכָּא • (malkā) m (plural מַלְכַּיָּא, singular feminine counterpart מַלְכְתָא)

1. 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

    declension of מלכא

	singular	plural
absolute	מֶלֶךְ	מַלְכִין
construct	מְלֵיךְ	מַלְכֵי
emphatic	מַלְכָּא	מַלְכַיָּא

References

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