ܡܠܘܚܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܡ ܠ ܚ (m l ḥ)
1 term

Etymology

Derived from ܡܸܠܚܵܐ (milḥā, “salt”); cognate to Hebrew מָלוּחַ (malúakh) and Arabic مَالِح (māliḥ). Of the adjective pattern 1a22ū3ā.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ma.luːxɑː]

Adjective

ܡܲܠܘܼܚܵܐ • (malūḥā) (feminine ܡܲܠܘܼܚܬܵܐ (maluḥtā), plural ܡܲܠܘܼܚܹ̈ܐ (malūḥē))

1. salty, saline

   Synonym: ܡܸܠܚܵܢܵܐ (milḥānā)

   Antonym: ܚܸܠܝܵܐ (ḥilyā, “sweet”)

Derived terms

• ܡܲܠܘܼܚܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (malūḥāˀīṯ, “saltily”)
• ܡܲܠܘܼܚܘܼܬܵܐ (malūḥūtā, “saltiness, salinity”)

See also

Basic tastes in Assyrian Neo-Aramaic · ܛܲܥܡܹ̈ܐ (ṭaˁmē) (layout · text)
ܚܸܠܝܵܐ (ḥilyā)	ܚܲܡܘܼܨܵܐ (ḥamūṣā)	ܡܲܠܘܼܚܵܐ (malūḥā)	ܡܲܪܝܼܪܵܐ (marīrā)	ܨܲܪܘܼܦܵܐ (ṣarūpā)	[Term?]