See also: מלכּה

Hebrew

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Root
מ־ל־ך (m-l-k)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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מַלְכָּה (malkáf (plural indefinite מְלָכוֹת, singular construct מַלְכַּת־, masculine counterpart מֶלֶךְ) [pattern: קַטְלָה]

  1. queen (female monarch)
  2. (chess) queen
  3. (card games) queen

Derived terms

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See also

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Chess pieces in Hebrew · כְּלֵי שַׁחְמָט (layout · text)
           
מֶלֶךְ מַלְכָּה צְרִיחַ רָץ פָּרָשׁ רַגְלִי

Proper noun

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מִלְכָּה (milkáf [pattern: קִטְלָה]

  1. (biblical) Milcah

Further reading

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Yiddish

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Noun

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מלכה (malkef, plural מלכות (malkes)

  1. (nonstandard) Unpointed form of מלכּה (malke).