ܡܠܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology
Root
ܡ ܠ ܠ (m l l)
6 terms

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, from Aramaic מֵלְּתָא (melləṯā); compare Hebrew מִלָּה (milá) with the sense of “logos” a semantic loan from Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos).

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [ˈmɪl.θɑː]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [ˈmɪl.tɑː]

Noun

ܡܸܠܬ݂ܵܐ • (milṯā) f sg (plural ܡܸܠܹ̈ܐ (millē) or ܡܸܠܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (millāṯē))

  1. word
    Synonym: ܬܲܢܲܝܬܵܐ (tannaytā)
  2. saying, sentence, statement, speech
    Synonym: ܐܸܡܵܪܬܵܐ (immārtā)
  3. thing, matter, affair, case, cause, reason
  4. pledge, promise; consent, permission
    Synonym: ܬܲܢܲܝܬܵܐ (tannaytā)
  5. (grammar) verb
  6. (Christianity) Logos
    • John 1:1
      ܒܪܵܫܝܼܬ݂ ܝܼܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܡܸܠܬ݂ܵܐ. ܘܗ̇ܘ ܡܸܠܬ݂ܵܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܠܘܵܬ݂ ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ. ܘܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܡܸܠܬ݂ܵܐ.
      brāšīṯ īwā milṯā. w-awa milṯā ìwā lwāṯ alāhā. w-alāhā ìwā awa milṯā.
      In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

Usage notes

The sense of “Logos” is masculine while all other senses are feminine.

Inflection
Inflection of ܡܸܠܬ݂ܵܐ (milṯā)
number isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute – 1st person ܡܸܠܬ݂ܝܼ
(milṯī)		 ܡܸܠܬ݂ܲܢ
(milṯan)
construct ܡܸܠܲܬ݂
(millaṯ)		 2nd person ܡܸܠܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂
(milṯūḵ)		 ܡܸܠܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ
(milṯāḵ)		 ܡܸܠܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(milṯāwḵōn)
emphatic ܡܸܠܬ݂ܵܐ
(milṯā)		 3rd person ܡܸܠܬ݂ܹܗ
(milṯēh)		 ܡܸܠܬ݂ܵܗ̇
(milṯāh)		 ܡܸܠܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ
(milṯhōn)
plural absolute – 1st person ܡܸܠܝܼ̈
(milī)		 ܡܸܠܲܢ̈
(millan)
construct ܡܸܠܲܝ̈
(millay)		 2nd person ܡܸܠܘܼ̈ܟ݂
(milūḵ)		 ܡܸܠܵܟ݂ܝ̈
(millāḵ)		 ܡܸܠܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(millāwḵōn)
emphatic ܡܸܠܹ̈ܐ
(millē)		 3rd person ܡܸܠܘܼ̈ܗܝ
(milūh)		 ܡܸܠ̈ܘܿܗ̇
(millōh)		 ܡܸܠܗ̈ܘܿܢ
(milhōn)

Derived terms
  • ܡܸܠܬ݂ܘܿܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (milṯōnīṯā, “little word”)
  • ܡܸܠܬ݂ܵܝܵܐ (milṯāyā, “verbal”)
  • ܡܸܠܲܬ݂ ܦܣܵܣܵܐ (millaṯ psāsā, “password”)
  • ܡܸܠܲܬ݂ ܫܘܼܒ݂ܚܵܐ (mellaṯ šuḇḥā, “doxology”)
  • ܡܸܠܲܬ݂ܫܡܵܐ (millaṯšmā, “participle”)
  • ܥܲܠܡܸܠܬ݂ܵܐ (ˁalmilṯā, “adverb”)
  • ܦܘܼܫܵܩ ܡܸܠܹ̈ܐ (pūšāq millē, “dictionary”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܡ-ܠ-ܠ (m-l-l) related to speaking; compare Hebrew מִלָּה (millâ). The sense of “logos” is a semantic loan from Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [ˈmɛl.(lə.)θɑ]
  • (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈmɪl.θɑ]
  • (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈmel.θo]

Noun

ܡܠܬܐ • (melləṯā) c (plural ܡܠܐ (mellē))

  1. word
  2. meaning, definition
  3. saying, sentence, statement
  4. (grammar) verb; voice
  5. discourse, tract, speech, narration
  6. proverb
  7. precept, command
  8. intelligence, reason, logic
  9. thing, matter, affair
  10. fact, case, cause, reason
  11. pledge, promise
  12. consent, permission
  13. (Christianity) logos

Usage notes

The sense of "logos" is usually masculine while all other senses are usually feminine.

Inflection
    declension of ܡܠܬܐ
state singular plural
absolute ܡܠܐ ܡܠܝܢ
construct ܡܠܬ ܡܠܝ
emphatic ܡܠܬܐ ܡܠܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my) ܡܠܬܝ ܡܠܝ
2nd m. sg. (your) ܡܠܬܟ ܡܠܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your) ܡܠܬܟܝ ܡܠܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his) ܡܠܬܗ ܡܠܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her) ܡܠܬܗ ܡܠܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our) ܡܠܬܢ ܡܠܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your) ܡܠܬܟܘܢ ܡܠܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your) ܡܠܬܟܝܢ ܡܠܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their) ܡܠܬܗܘܢ ܡܠܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their) ܡܠܬܗܝܢ ܡܠܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms
  • ܡܠܘܢܝܬܐ (mellōnīṯā, “little word”)
  • ܡܠܬ ܫܘܒܚܐ (mellaṯ šuḇḥā, “doxology”)
  • ܡܠܬ ܫܡܐ (mellaṯ šəmā, “adjective, participle”)
  • ܡܠܬ ܫܡܐ ܓܕܝܡܬܐ (mellaṯ šəmā gəḏīmtā, “predicate adjective”)
  • ܡܠܬ ܫܡܐ ܡܝܡܝܬܐ (mellaṯ šəmā mīmāytā, “infinitive”)
  • ܡܠܬܐ ܚܫܘܫܬܐ (melləṯā ḥāšōštā, “passive voice”)
  • ܡܠܬܐ ܥܒܘܕܬܐ (melləṯā ʿāḇōḏtā, “active voice”)
  • ܡܠܬܐ ܦܩܘܕܬܐ (melləṯā pāqōḏtā, “imperative”)
  • ܡܠܬܘܢܝܬܐ (melləṯōnīṯā, “little word”)
  • ܥܠ ܡܠܬܐ (ʿal melləṯā, “adverb”)

References
  • “mlh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-11-09
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 183a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 274b-275a
  • 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 775a-b

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