מלכא
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Aramaic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Semitic *malk-.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
מַלְכָּא • (malkā) m (plural מַלְכַּיָּא, singular feminine counterpart מַלְכְתָא)
- 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[edit]
declension of מלכא
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | מֶלֶךְ | מַלְכִין |
| construct | מְלֵיךְ | מַלְכֵי |
| emphatic | מַלְכָּא | מַלְכַיָּא |
References[edit]
“mlk”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–