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).

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?]
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