ܡܡܠܠܐ
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Classical Syriac[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From the root ܡ-ܠ-ܠ (m-l-l) related to speaking. Compare Hebrew מֶלֶל (mélel).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ܡܡܠܠܐ • (mamləlā) m (uncountable)
- speech, diction
- talk, discourse, dissertation, treatise, homily
- (grammar) sentence; pronunciation
- tongue, language, dialect
- voice
- eloquence, style
Inflection[edit]
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[edit]
- “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