ملاح

Arabic

Etymology 1

From Aramaic מַלָּחָא (mallāḥā) / ܡܰܠܴܚܳܐ (mallāḥā, “shipman, sailor”), from Akkadian 𒈣𒁻 (MA₂LAH₄ /⁠malāh̬u⁠/, “shipman, sailor”), from Sumerian 𒈣𒁺𒁺 (MA₂LAH₅ /⁠malah⁠/, “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))

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”)

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

مِلَاح • (milāḥ) pl or f pl

1. plural of مِلْح (milḥ)

Adjective

مِلَاح • (milāḥ) m pl

1. masculine plural of مَلِيح (malīḥ)

References

• “mlḥ²”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “malah [SAILOR]”, in The Pennsylvania Sumerian Dictionary‎^[1], University of Pennsylvania, 2006
• “malāh̬u”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎^[2], volume 10, M, part 1, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1977, page 149
• 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
• Brockelmann, Carl (1928) Lexicon Syriacum (in Latin), 2nd edition, Halle: Max Niemeyer, published 1995, page 391
• Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 221
• Sokoloff, Michael (2002) A Dictionary of Jewish Babylonian Aramaic of the Talmudic and Geonic periods, Ramat Gan: Bar Ilan University, page 678

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Persian

Etymology

From Arabic مَلَّاح (mallāḥ).

Noun

ملاح • (malah)

1. sailor

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Urdu

Etymology

From Arabic مَلَّاح (mallāḥ).

Noun

ملاح • (mallāh) m (Hindi spelling मल्लाह)

1. sailor
2. boatman

See also

• ملاحن (mallāḥin)