מלכא

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Aramaic

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Etymology

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From Proto-Semitic *malk-.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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מַלְכָּא (malkām (plural מַלְכַּיָּא, singular feminine counterpart מַלְכְתָא)

  1. king
    • Tanach, Genesis 14:21, with translation of the New International Version:
      וַאֲמַר מַלכָּא דִסדוֹם לְאַברָם הַב לִי נַפשָׁתָא וְקִניָנָא סַב לָך
      The king of Sodom said to Abram, “Give me the people and keep the goods for yourself.”

Inflection

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References

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  • mlk”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–