ܡܠܟܐ

From Aramaic מַלְכָּא (malkā), from Proto-Semitic *malk-; compare Arabic مَلِك (malik), Hebrew מֶלֶךְ (mélekh) and Akkadian 𒈠𒀠𒆪𒌝 (malkum).

• (standard) IPA^(key): [mal.kɑː]
• (Urmian) IPA^(key): [mal.t͡ʃɑː]

ܡܲܠܟܵܐ • (malkā) m sg (plural ܡܲܠܟܹ̈ܐ (malkē), feminine ܡܲܠܟܬ݂ܵܐ (malkṯā))

1. king
   • Psalms 24:8:

     ܡܵܢܝܼ ܝܠܹܗ ܐܵܗܵܐ ܡܲܠܟܵܐ ܕܐܝܼܩܵܪܵܐ؟ ܡܵܪܝܵܐ ܥܲܫܝܼܢܵܐ ܘܓܲܢ݇ܒܵܪܵܐ؛ ܡܵܪܝܵܐ ܓܲܢ݇ܒܵܪܵܐ ܕܦܠܵܫܵܐ.

     mānī ìlēh āhā malkā d-īqārā? māryā ˁašīnā w-gabbārā; māryā gabbārā d-plāšā.

     Who is this King of glory? The Lord strong and mighty, The Lord mighty in battle.

   • John 1:49:

     ܦܘܼܢܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܐܸܠܹܗ ܢܵܬ݂ܢܝܼܐܹܝܠ: «ܪܲܒܝܼ ܐܲܢ݇ܬ ܝܼܘܸܬ ܒܪܘܿܢܵܐ ܕܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ، ܐܲܢ݇ܬ ܝܼܘܸܬ ܡܲܠܟܵܐ ܕܐܝܼܣܪܵܐܹܝܠ!»

     pūnē lēh illēh nāṯnīˀēl: “rabī at īwet brōnā d-allāhā, at īwet malkā d-īsrāˀēl!”

     Nathanael answered and said to Him: “Rabbi, You are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!”

2. (chess) king
3. (card games) king
4. (ecclesiastical) eucharistic leaven

ܡܲܠܟܹܐ • (malkē) m

1. a male given name

From Aramaic מַלְכָּא (malkā), from Proto-Semitic *malk-.

• IPA^(key): [malkɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [malke(ʔ)] (plural)

ܡܠܟܐ • (malkā') m (plural ܡܠܟܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܡܠܟܬܐ)

1. any ruler; king, emperor, prince, emir, caliph, toparch
2. governor of a province
3. king bee
4. (ecclesiastical) eucharistic leaven

Chess pieces in Classical Syriac (layout · text)
ܡܠܟܐ	ܬܘܪܬܢܐ	ܡܓܕܠܐ	ܦܝܠܐ	ܣܘܣܝܐ	ܦܠܚܐ

• ܡܠܟܐܝܬ
• ܡܠܟܘܬܐ
• ܡܠܟܝܐ

From the root ܡ-ܠ-ܟ (m-l-k) related to advising.

• IPA^(key): [mɛlkɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [mɛlke(ʔ)] (plural)

ܡܠܟܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܡܠܟܐ)

1. advice, counsel
2. reason

• ܒܪ ܡܠܟܐ
• ܡܠܟܐܝܬ

• “mlk”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 168a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 277b
• Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana, Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, page 772b

From Aramaic מַלְכָּא (malkā).

• IPA^(key): /malko/

ܡܰܠܟܳܐ • (malko) m

1. king

From Aramaic מַלְכָּא (malkā).

• IPA^(key): /malka/

ܡܰܠܟܰܐ (malka) m

1. king
   • Mathew 1:6:

     ܘܝܰܣّܰܐ ܐܰܝܬ݂ܶܢ ܕܳܘّܽܕ ܡܰܠܟܰܐ. ܘܕܳܘّܽܕ ܐܰܝܬ݂ܶܢ ܣܳܠܰܝܡܰܢ̱ ܡܢ̱ ܕܺ ܘܰܝܒܰܐ ܐܶܢ̱ܬ̤ܬ݂ ܐܶܠ ܐܽܘܪܝّܰܐ.

     wayassa ʾayṯen dowūd malka. udowūd ʾayṯen solayma m ti wayba ʾečt ʾel ʾūriyya

     And Jesse the father of King David. David was the father of Solomon, whose mother had been Uriah's wife.