ܡܠܠܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܡ ܠ ܠ (m l l)
11 terms

Etymology

Active noun derived from the verb ܡܡܲܠܸܠ (mmallil, “to speak, talk”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mal.lɑːlɑː]

Adjective

ܡܲܠܵܠܵܐ • (mallālā) (feminine ܡܲܠܵܠܬ݂ܵܐ (mallālṯā), plural ܡܲܠܵܠܹ̈ܐ (mallālē))

1. talkative, chatty, garrulous

Noun

ܡܲܠܵܠܵܐ • (mallālā) m sg (plural ܡܲܠܵܠܹ̈ܐ (mallālē), feminine ܡܲܠܵܠܬ݂ܵܐ (mallālṯā))

1. talker, chatter
2. speaker
3. spokesman

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܲܠܵܠܵܐ (mallālā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܡܲܠܵܠܝܼ (mallālī)		ܡܲܠܵܠܲܢ (mallālan)
	construct	ܡܲܠܵܠ (mallāl)	2nd person	ܡܲܠܵܠܘܼܟ݂ (mallālūḵ)	ܡܲܠܵܠܵܟ݂ܝ (mallālāḵ)	ܡܲܠܵܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mallālāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܲܠܵܠܵܐ (mallālā)	3rd person	ܡܲܠܵܠܹܗ (mallālēh)	ܡܲܠܵܠܵܗ̇ (mallālāh)	ܡܲܠܵܠܗܘܿܢ (mallālhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܡܲܠܵܠܝܼ̈ (mallālī)		ܡܲܠܵܠܲܢ̈ (mallālan)
	construct	ܡܲܠܵܠܲܝ̈ (mallālay)	2nd person	ܡܲܠܵܠܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (mallālūḵ)	ܡܲܠܵܠܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (mallālāḵ)	ܡܲܠܵܠܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mallālāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܲܠܵܠܹ̈ܐ (mallālē)	3rd person	ܡܲܠܵܠܘܼ̈ܗܝ (mallālūh)	ܡܲܠܵܠ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (mallālōh)	ܡܲܠܵܠܗ̈ܘܿܢ (mallālhōn)

Related terms

• ܚܘܼܛܵܡܲܠܵܠܵܐ (ḥūṭāmallālā)
• ܡܡܲܠܠܵܢܵܐ (mmallānā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

ܡܠܠܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܡܠܠܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܡܠܠܬܐ)

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

Inflection

    declension of ܡܠܠܐ

masculine	singular	plural
absolute	ܡܠܠ	ܡܠܠܝܢ
construct	ܡܠܠ	ܡܠܠܝ
emphatic	ܡܠܠܐ	ܡܠܠܐ
feminine	singular	plural
absolute	ܡܠܠܐ	ܡܠܠܢ
construct	ܡܠܠܬ	ܡܠܠܬ
emphatic	ܡܠܠܬܐ	ܡܠܠܬܐ

Noun

ܡܠܠܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܡܠܠܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܡܠܠܬܐ)

1. talker, chatter

Inflection

    inflection of ܡܠܠܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܡܠܠ	ܡܠܠܝܢ
construct	ܡܠܠ	ܡܠܠܝ
emphatic	ܡܠܠܐ	ܡܠܠܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܡܠܠܝ	ܡܠܠܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܡܠܠܟ	ܡܠܠܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܡܠܠܟܝ	ܡܠܠܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܡܠܠܗ	ܡܠܠܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܡܠܠܗ	ܡܠܠܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܡܠܠܢ	ܡܠܠܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܡܠܠܟܘܢ	ܡܠܠܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܡܠܠܟܝܢ	ܡܠܠܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܡܠܠܗܘܢ	ܡܠܠܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܡܠܠܗܝܢ	ܡܠܠܝܗܝܢ

References

• “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