מלכא

Aramaic

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *malk-.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /malkɑ/

Noun

מַלְכָּא • (malkā) m (plural מַלְכַּיָּא, singular feminine counterpart מַלְכְתָא)

  1. 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
    declension of מלכא
singular plural
absolute מֶלֶךְ מַלְכִין
construct מְלֵיךְ מַלְכֵי
emphatic מַלְכָּא מַלְכַיָּא

References

“mlk”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–

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