ܡܡܠܠܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܡ ܠ ܠ (m l l)
11 terms

Derived from the verb ܡܡܲܠܸܠ (mmallil, “to speak, talk”); compare Hebrew מֶלֶל (mélel).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ˈmamləlɑː]

Noun

ܡܲܡܠܠܵܐ • (mamllā) m (plural ܡܲܡܠܠܹ̈ܐ (mamllē))

1. (uncountable) speech, talk, discourse, diction
2. (countable) an act of speaking; a speech, oration

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܲܡܠܠܵܐ (mamllā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܡܲܡܠܠܝܼ (mamllī)		ܡܲܡܠܠܲܢ (mamllan)
	construct	ܡܲܡܠܲܠ (mamlal)	2nd person	ܡܲܡܠܠܘܼܟ݂ (mamllūḵ)	ܡܲܡܠܠܵܟ݂ܝ (mamllāḵ)	ܡܲܡܠܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mamllāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܲܡܠܠܵܐ (mamllā)	3rd person	ܡܲܡܠܠܹܗ (mamllēh)	ܡܲܡܠܠܵܗ̇ (mamllāh)	ܡܲܡܠܠܗܘܿܢ (mamllhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܡܲܡܠܠܝܼ̈ (mamllī)		ܡܲܡܠܠܲܢ̈ (mamllan)
	construct	ܡܲܡܠܠܲܝ̈ (mamllay)	2nd person	ܡܲܡܠܠܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (mamllūḵ)	ܡܲܡܠܠܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (mamllāḵ)	ܡܲܡܠܠܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mamllāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܲܡܠܠܹ̈ܐ (mamllē)	3rd person	ܡܲܡܠܠܘܼ̈ܗܝ (mamllūh)	ܡܲܡܠܠ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (mamllōh)	ܡܲܡܠܠܗ̈ܘܿܢ (mamllhōn)

Derived terms

• ܡܲܡܠܠܵܐ ܓܵܘܵܢܵܝܵܐ (mamllā gāwānāyā, “vernacular”)
• ܡܢܵܬ݂ܵܐ ܕܡܲܡܠܠܵܐ (mnāṯā d-mamllā, “part of speech”)
• ܬܘܼܪܵܨ ܡܲܡܠܠܵܐ (tūrāṣ mamllā, “grammar”, literally “correction of speech”)

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

• ܡܡܠܐ (rare)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mam(lə)lɑ]

Noun

ܡܡܠܠܐ • (mamləlā) m(uncountable)

1. speech, diction
2. talk, discourse, dissertation, treatise, homily
3. (grammar) sentence; pronunciation
4. tongue, language, dialect
5. voice
6. eloquence, style

Inflection

    inflection of ܡܡܠܠܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܡܡܠܠ	ܡܡܠܠܝܢ
construct	ܡܡܠܠ	ܡܡܠܠܝ
emphatic	ܡܡܠܠܐ	ܡܡܠܠܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܡܡܠܠܝ	ܡܡܠܠܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܡܡܠܠܟ	ܡܡܠܠܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܡܡܠܠܟܝ	ܡܡܠܠܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܡܡܠܠܗ	ܡܡܠܠܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܡܡܠܠܗ	ܡܡܠܠܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܡܡܠܠܢ	ܡܡܠܠܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܡܡܠܠܟܘܢ	ܡܡܠܠܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܡܡܠܠܟܝܢ	ܡܡܠܠܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܡܡܠܠܗܘܢ	ܡܡܠܠܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܡܡܠܠܗܝܢ	ܡܡܠܠܝܗܝܢ

References

• “mmll”, 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, page 183b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 279b
• 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, page 777a