Classical Syriac edit

Etymology edit

From the root ܡ-ܠ-ܠ (m-l-l) related to speaking. Compare Hebrew מֶלֶל (mélel).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [mallɑlɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [mallɑle(ʔ)] (plural)

Adjective edit

ܡܠܠܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܡܠܠܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܡܠܠܬܐ)

  1. eloquent
  2. reasonable, prudent, wise
  3. talkative, garrulous
  4. crackling, making noise

Inflection edit

Noun edit

ܡܠܠܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܡܠܠܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܡܠܠܬܐ)

  1. talker, chatter

Inflection edit

References edit

  • mll”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 183b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 278a
  • 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, p. 773b