ملاح

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
م ل ح (m l ḥ)
8 terms

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
  • > Tajik: маллоҳ (malloh) (inherited)
• → Hindustani:

  Hindi: मल्लाह (mallāh)

  Urdu: ملاح (mallāḥ)

• → Punjabi:

  Gurmukhi script: ਮਲਾਹ (malāh), ਮੱਲਾਹ (mallāh)

  Shahmukhi script: ملاح (mallāḥ)

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)

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, →ISBN, page 678

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَلَّاح (mallāḥ).

Noun

ملاح • (mallâh)

1. (dated) sailor

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَلَّاح (mallāḥ).

Noun

ملاح • (mallāh) m (Hindi spelling मल्लाह)

1. sailor
2. boatman

See also

• ملاحن (mallāhin)