מלח

Aramaic

Verb

מַלַח or מְלַח • (mālaḥ or mlaḥ)

1. to salt
2. to steer, to guide, to sail

Noun

מֶלַח or מְלַח • (melaḥ or məlaḥ) m

1. absolute state of מִלְחָא (milḥā, “salt”)

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Hebrew

מֶלַח

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *milḥ-. Compare Aramaic מִלְחָא (milḥā), Classical Syriac ܡܠܚܐ (milḥā), Arabic مِلْح (milḥ).

Noun

מֶלַח • (mélaḥ) m [pattern: קֶטֶל]

1. salt, the common substance used as a condiment

מַלָּחִים

Etymology 2

From Akkadian 𒈣𒁻 (MA₂LAH₄ /⁠malāḫu⁠/, “shipman, sailor”), from Sumerian 𒈣𒁺𒁺 (MA₂LAH₅ /⁠malah⁠/, “shipman, sailor”).

Noun

מַלָּח • (mallā́ḥ) m

1. sailor

   Synonym: יוֹרֵד יָם‎ (yōrēḏ yām)

Anagrams

• חלם
• לחם