ملح

See also: ملخ

Arabic

Etymology

Root
م ل ح (m l ḥ)
8 terms

Inherited from Proto-West Semitic *milḥ-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /milħ/

Noun

مِلْح • (milḥ) m (plural أَمْلَاح (ʔamlāḥ) or مِلَاح (milāḥ) or مِلَح (milaḥ) or مِلْحَة (milḥa))

1. salt
2. salt water
3. wit, intellect
4. knowledge
5. scholar
6. beauty, loveliness, grace
7. oath

Declension

Declension of noun مِلْح (milḥ)

singular	basic singular triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	مِلْح milḥ	الْمِلْح al-milḥ	مِلْح milḥ
nominative	مِلْحٌ milḥun	الْمِلْحُ al-milḥu	مِلْحُ milḥu
accusative	مِلْحًا milḥan	الْمِلْحَ al-milḥa	مِلْحَ milḥa
genitive	مِلْحٍ milḥin	الْمِلْحِ al-milḥi	مِلْحِ milḥi
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	مِلْحَيْن milḥayn	الْمِلْحَيْن al-milḥayn	مِلْحَيْ milḥay
nominative	مِلْحَانِ milḥāni	الْمِلْحَانِ al-milḥāni	مِلْحَا milḥā
accusative	مِلْحَيْنِ milḥayni	الْمِلْحَيْنِ al-milḥayni	مِلْحَيْ milḥay
genitive	مِلْحَيْنِ milḥayni	الْمِلْحَيْنِ al-milḥayni	مِلْحَيْ milḥay
plural	basic broken plural triptote‎; broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	أَمْلَاح‎; مِلَاح‎; مِلَح‎; مِلْحَة ʔamlāḥ‎; milāḥ‎; milaḥ‎; milḥa	الْأَمْلَاح‎; الْمِلَاح‎; الْمِلَح‎; الْمِلْحَة al-ʔamlāḥ‎; al-milāḥ‎; al-milaḥ‎; al-milḥa	أَمْلَاح‎; مِلَاح‎; مِلَح‎; مِلْحَة ʔamlāḥ‎; milāḥ‎; milaḥ‎; milḥat
nominative	أَمْلَاحٌ‎; مِلَاحٌ‎; مِلَحٌ‎; مِلْحَةٌ ʔamlāḥun‎; milāḥun‎; milaḥun‎; milḥatun	الْأَمْلَاحُ‎; الْمِلَاحُ‎; الْمِلَحُ‎; الْمِلْحَةُ al-ʔamlāḥu‎; al-milāḥu‎; al-milaḥu‎; al-milḥatu	أَمْلَاحُ‎; مِلَاحُ‎; مِلَحُ‎; مِلْحَةُ ʔamlāḥu‎; milāḥu‎; milaḥu‎; milḥatu
accusative	أَمْلَاحًا‎; مِلَاحًا‎; مِلَحًا‎; مِلْحَةً ʔamlāḥan‎; milāḥan‎; milaḥan‎; milḥatan	الْأَمْلَاحَ‎; الْمِلَاحَ‎; الْمِلَحَ‎; الْمِلْحَةَ al-ʔamlāḥa‎; al-milāḥa‎; al-milaḥa‎; al-milḥata	أَمْلَاحَ‎; مِلَاحَ‎; مِلَحَ‎; مِلْحَةَ ʔamlāḥa‎; milāḥa‎; milaḥa‎; milḥata
genitive	أَمْلَاحٍ‎; مِلَاحٍ‎; مِلَحٍ‎; مِلْحَةٍ ʔamlāḥin‎; milāḥin‎; milaḥin‎; milḥatin	الْأَمْلَاحِ‎; الْمِلَاحِ‎; الْمِلَحِ‎; الْمِلْحَةِ al-ʔamlāḥi‎; al-milāḥi‎; al-milaḥi‎; al-milḥati	أَمْلَاحِ‎; مِلَاحِ‎; مِلَحِ‎; مِلْحَةِ ʔamlāḥi‎; milāḥi‎; milaḥi‎; milḥati

Descendants

• Gulf Arabic: ملح (milḥ)
• Moroccan Arabic: ملح
• Maltese: melħ
• Hindi: मिल्ह (milha)

Adjective

مِلْح • (milḥ)

1. salty, saline

   Synonym: مَالِح (māliḥ)

Verb

مَلَّحَ • (mallaḥa) II (non-past يُمَلِّحُ (yumalliḥu), verbal noun تَمْلِيح (tamlīḥ))

1. to salt

Conjugation

Conjugation of مَلَّحَ (II, sound, full passive, verbal noun تَمْلِيح)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						تَمْلِيح tamlīḥ
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُمَلِّح mumalliḥ
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُمَلَّح mumallaḥ
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	مَلَّحْتُ mallaḥtu	مَلَّحْتَ mallaḥta	مَلَّحَ mallaḥa		مَلَّحْتُمَا mallaḥtumā	مَلَّحَا mallaḥā		مَلَّحْنَا mallaḥnā	مَلَّحْتُمْ mallaḥtum	مَلَّحُوا mallaḥū
	f		مَلَّحْتِ mallaḥti	مَلَّحَتْ mallaḥat			مَلَّحَتَا mallaḥatā			مَلَّحْتُنَّ mallaḥtunna	مَلَّحْنَ mallaḥna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُمَلِّحُ ʔumalliḥu	تُمَلِّحُ tumalliḥu	يُمَلِّحُ yumalliḥu		تُمَلِّحَانِ tumalliḥāni	يُمَلِّحَانِ yumalliḥāni		نُمَلِّحُ numalliḥu	تُمَلِّحُونَ tumalliḥūna	يُمَلِّحُونَ yumalliḥūna
	f		تُمَلِّحِينَ tumalliḥīna	تُمَلِّحُ tumalliḥu			تُمَلِّحَانِ tumalliḥāni			تُمَلِّحْنَ tumalliḥna	يُمَلِّحْنَ yumalliḥna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُمَلِّحَ ʔumalliḥa	تُمَلِّحَ tumalliḥa	يُمَلِّحَ yumalliḥa		تُمَلِّحَا tumalliḥā	يُمَلِّحَا yumalliḥā		نُمَلِّحَ numalliḥa	تُمَلِّحُوا tumalliḥū	يُمَلِّحُوا yumalliḥū
	f		تُمَلِّحِي tumalliḥī	تُمَلِّحَ tumalliḥa			تُمَلِّحَا tumalliḥā			تُمَلِّحْنَ tumalliḥna	يُمَلِّحْنَ yumalliḥna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُمَلِّحْ ʔumalliḥ	تُمَلِّحْ tumalliḥ	يُمَلِّحْ yumalliḥ		تُمَلِّحَا tumalliḥā	يُمَلِّحَا yumalliḥā		نُمَلِّحْ numalliḥ	تُمَلِّحُوا tumalliḥū	يُمَلِّحُوا yumalliḥū
	f		تُمَلِّحِي tumalliḥī	تُمَلِّحْ tumalliḥ			تُمَلِّحَا tumalliḥā			تُمَلِّحْنَ tumalliḥna	يُمَلِّحْنَ yumalliḥna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		مَلِّحْ malliḥ			مَلِّحَا malliḥā				مَلِّحُوا malliḥū
	f		مَلِّحِي malliḥī							مَلِّحْنَ malliḥna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	مُلِّحْتُ mulliḥtu	مُلِّحْتَ mulliḥta	مُلِّحَ mulliḥa		مُلِّحْتُمَا mulliḥtumā	مُلِّحَا mulliḥā		مُلِّحْنَا mulliḥnā	مُلِّحْتُمْ mulliḥtum	مُلِّحُوا mulliḥū
	f		مُلِّحْتِ mulliḥti	مُلِّحَتْ mulliḥat			مُلِّحَتَا mulliḥatā			مُلِّحْتُنَّ mulliḥtunna	مُلِّحْنَ mulliḥna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُمَلَّحُ ʔumallaḥu	تُمَلَّحُ tumallaḥu	يُمَلَّحُ yumallaḥu		تُمَلَّحَانِ tumallaḥāni	يُمَلَّحَانِ yumallaḥāni		نُمَلَّحُ numallaḥu	تُمَلَّحُونَ tumallaḥūna	يُمَلَّحُونَ yumallaḥūna
	f		تُمَلَّحِينَ tumallaḥīna	تُمَلَّحُ tumallaḥu			تُمَلَّحَانِ tumallaḥāni			تُمَلَّحْنَ tumallaḥna	يُمَلَّحْنَ yumallaḥna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُمَلَّحَ ʔumallaḥa	تُمَلَّحَ tumallaḥa	يُمَلَّحَ yumallaḥa		تُمَلَّحَا tumallaḥā	يُمَلَّحَا yumallaḥā		نُمَلَّحَ numallaḥa	تُمَلَّحُوا tumallaḥū	يُمَلَّحُوا yumallaḥū
	f		تُمَلَّحِي tumallaḥī	تُمَلَّحَ tumallaḥa			تُمَلَّحَا tumallaḥā			تُمَلَّحْنَ tumallaḥna	يُمَلَّحْنَ yumallaḥna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُمَلَّحْ ʔumallaḥ	تُمَلَّحْ tumallaḥ	يُمَلَّحْ yumallaḥ		تُمَلَّحَا tumallaḥā	يُمَلَّحَا yumallaḥā		نُمَلَّحْ numallaḥ	تُمَلَّحُوا tumallaḥū	يُمَلَّحُوا yumallaḥū
	f		تُمَلَّحِي tumallaḥī	تُمَلَّحْ tumallaḥ			تُمَلَّحَا tumallaḥā			تُمَلَّحْنَ tumallaḥna	يُمَلَّحْنَ yumallaḥna

References

• Kazimirski, Albin de Biberstein (1860), “ملح”, in Dictionnaire arabe-français contenant toutes les racines de la langue arabe, leurs dérivés, tant dans l’idiome vulgaire que dans l’idiome littéral, ainsi que les dialectes d’Alger et de Maroc‎^[1] (in French), Paris: Maisonneuve et C^ie
• Lane, Edward William (1863-1893), “ملح”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate.
• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “ملح”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[2], London: W.H. Allen
• Wehr, Hans (1979), “ملح”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Hijazi Arabic

Root
م ل ح
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic مِلْح (milḥ, “salt”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /milħ/

Noun

ملح • (milḥ) m

1. salt

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic مِلْح (milḥ, “salt”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mlaħ/, /malħ/

Noun

مْلَح or مَلْح • (mlaḥ or malḥ) m (plural ملحة (malḥa))

1. salt

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مِلْح (milḥ, “salt”).

Noun

ملح • (milh)

1. salt, a common substance chemically consisting of sodium chloride

   Synonyms: طوز (tuz), نمك (nemek)

2. (chemistry) salt, one of the compounds formed from the reaction of an acid with a base
3. (figuratively) wit, intellect, knowledge, learning
4. (figuratively) salt of the earth, a decent, dependable, unpretentious person

Derived terms

• ملح الصاغه (milhü's-saga, “borax”)
• ملح بارود (milh-i barud, “saltpetre”)
• ملح حامض (milh hamiz, “supersalt”)
• ملح موحد (milh mahad, “protosalt”)
• ملحی (milhî, “saline”)
• ملحیت (milhiyet, “saltness”)

Descendants

• Turkish: milh

Further reading

• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “milh”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 3223
• Kélékian, Diran (1911), “ملح”, in Dictionnaire turc-français‎^[3] (in French), Constantinople: Mihran, page 1220
• Meninski, Franciszek à Mesgnien (1687), “Sal”, in Complementum thesauri linguarum orientalium, seu onomasticum latino-turcico-arabico-persicum, simul idem index verborum lexici turcico-arabico-persici, quod latinâ, germanicâ, aliarumque linguarum adjectâ nomenclatione nuper in lucem editum‎^[4], Vienna, column 1502
• Meninski, Franciszek à Mesgnien (1680), “ملح”, in Thesaurus linguarum orientalium, Turcicae, Arabicae, Persicae, praecipuas earum opes à Turcis peculiariter usurpatas continens, nimirum Lexicon Turkico-Arabico-Persicum‎^[5], Vienna, column 4888
• Redhouse, James W. (1890), “ملح”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎^[6], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1970

South Levantine Arabic

Root
م ل ح
3 terms

Etymology

From Arabic مِلْح (milḥ, “salt”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /malħ/, [ˈma.leħ]
• IPA^(key): /milħ/, [ˈmɪ.leħ]

• Audio (al-Lidd):

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Noun

ملح • (mileḥ, maleḥ) m

1. salt

See also

• مالح (māleḥ, “salty”)