ملاح

Arabic

Etymology 1

From Aramaic מַלָּחָא (mallāḥā) / ܡܰܠܴܚܳܐ (mallāḥā, “shipman, sailor”), from Akkadian 𒈣𒁻 (malāḫum, “shipman, sailor”), from Sumerian 𒈣𒁻 (ma₂-laḫ₄ /⁠malaḫ⁠/, “shipman, sailor”), reinterpreted in Semitic as an occupational noun from the root م ل ح (m-l-ḥ).

Noun

مَلَّاح • (mallāḥ) m (plural مَلَّاحُون (mallāḥūn), feminine مَلَّاحَة (mallāḥa))

1. mariner, shipman, sailor, helmsman

Declension

Declension of noun مَلَّاح (mallāḥ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَلَّاح mallāḥ	الْمَلَّاح al-mallāḥ	مَلَّاح mallāḥ
Nominative	مَلَّاحٌ mallāḥun	الْمَلَّاحُ al-mallāḥu	مَلَّاحُ mallāḥu
Accusative	مَلَّاحًا mallāḥan	الْمَلَّاحَ al-mallāḥa	مَلَّاحَ mallāḥa
Genitive	مَلَّاحٍ mallāḥin	الْمَلَّاحِ al-mallāḥi	مَلَّاحِ mallāḥi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَلَّاحَيْن mallāḥayn	الْمَلَّاحَيْن al-mallāḥayn	مَلَّاحَيْ mallāḥay
Nominative	مَلَّاحَانِ mallāḥāni	الْمَلَّاحَانِ al-mallāḥāni	مَلَّاحَا mallāḥā
Accusative	مَلَّاحَيْنِ mallāḥayni	الْمَلَّاحَيْنِ al-mallāḥayni	مَلَّاحَيْ mallāḥay
Genitive	مَلَّاحَيْنِ mallāḥayni	الْمَلَّاحَيْنِ al-mallāḥayni	مَلَّاحَيْ mallāḥay
Plural	sound masculine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَلَّاحِين mallāḥīn	الْمَلَّاحِين al-mallāḥīn	مَلَّاحِي mallāḥī
Nominative	مَلَّاحُونَ mallāḥūna	الْمَلَّاحُونَ al-mallāḥūna	مَلَّاحُو mallāḥū
Accusative	مَلَّاحِينَ mallāḥīna	الْمَلَّاحِينَ al-mallāḥīna	مَلَّاحِي mallāḥī
Genitive	مَلَّاحِينَ mallāḥīna	الْمَلَّاحِينَ al-mallāḥīna	مَلَّاحِي mallāḥī

Derived terms

• مِلَاحَة (milāḥa, “art of navigation”)
• مَلَّاحِيَّة (mallāḥiyya, “boatwright’s art, shipbuilding, سِفَانَة (sifāna)”)
• مِلَاح (milāḥ, “wind blowing the sails propelling the ship”)

Descendants

• → Bengali: মাল্লা (malla)
• → Persian: ملاح
• → Punjabi: ਮਲਾਹ (malāh)
• → Tajik: маллоҳ (malloh)
• → Urdu: ملاح

Etymology 2

Noun

مُلَّاح • (mullāḥ) m

1. (regional) seepweed (Suaeda spp.)

   Synonyms: قُلَّام (qullām), سُوَيْدَاء (suwaydāʔ), قَاقُلَّة (qāqulla)

Declension

Declension of noun مُلَّاح (mullāḥ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُلَّاح mullāḥ	الْمُلَّاح al-mullāḥ	مُلَّاح mullāḥ
Nominative	مُلَّاحٌ mullāḥun	الْمُلَّاحُ al-mullāḥu	مُلَّاحُ mullāḥu
Accusative	مُلَّاحًا mullāḥan	الْمُلَّاحَ al-mullāḥa	مُلَّاحَ mullāḥa
Genitive	مُلَّاحٍ mullāḥin	الْمُلَّاحِ al-mullāḥi	مُلَّاحِ mullāḥi

Etymology 3

Noun

مُلَّاح or مُلَاح • (mullāḥ or mulāḥ) m

1. (Sudan) thickened basic stew

Declension

Declension of noun مُلَّاح (mullāḥ)‎; مُلَاح (mulāḥ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُلَّاح‎; مُلَاح mullāḥ‎; mulāḥ	الْمُلَّاح‎; الْمُلَاح al-mullāḥ‎; al-mulāḥ	مُلَّاح‎; مُلَاح mullāḥ‎; mulāḥ
Nominative	مُلَّاحٌ‎; مُلَاحٌ mullāḥun‎; mulāḥun	الْمُلَّاحُ‎; الْمُلَاحُ al-mullāḥu‎; al-mulāḥu	مُلَّاحُ‎; مُلَاحُ mullāḥu‎; mulāḥu
Accusative	مُلَّاحًا‎; مُلَاحًا mullāḥan‎; mulāḥan	الْمُلَّاحَ‎; الْمُلَاحَ al-mullāḥa‎; al-mulāḥa	مُلَّاحَ‎; مُلَاحَ mullāḥa‎; mulāḥa
Genitive	مُلَّاحٍ‎; مُلَاحٍ mullāḥin‎; mulāḥin	الْمُلَّاحِ‎; الْمُلَاحِ al-mullāḥi‎; al-mulāḥi	مُلَّاحِ‎; مُلَاحِ mullāḥi‎; mulāḥi

Etymology 4

Noun

مِلَاح • (milāḥ) pl or f pl

1. plural of مِلْح (milḥ)

Adjective

مِلَاح • (milāḥ) m pl

1. masculine plural of مَلِيح (malīḥ)

References

• Agius, Dionisius A. (2008) Classic Ships of Islam. From Mesopotamia to the Indian Ocean (Handbook of Oriental Studies; 92), Leiden: Brill, pages 172–173, 412
• Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 221
• Guidi, Ignazio (1879) Della sede primitiva dei popoli semitici (in Italian), Rome: Tipi del Salviucci, page 37
• Sokoloff, Michael (2002) A Dictionary of Jewish Babylonian Aramaic of the Talmudic and Geonic periods, Ramat Gan: Bar Ilan University, page 678

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic مَلَّاح (mallāḥ).

Noun

ملاح • (mallâh)

1. sailor

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَلَّاح (mallāḥ).

Noun

ملاح • (mallāh) m (Hindi spelling मल्लाह)

1. sailor
2. boatman

See also

• ملاحن (mallāhin)