μάλαγμα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From μαλάσσω[gr] (malasso, to mollify, to knead) and the suffix -μα (-ma).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

μάλαγμᾰ • (málagma) n (genitive μᾰλάγμᾰτος); third declension

  1. (medicine) An emollient, a cataplasm
  2. A padding used in sieges to blunt the force of engines and weapons

Inflection

Descendants

  • Greek: μάλαμα (málama)
  • → Arabic: مَلْغَم‎ (malḡam)
  • → Latin: malagma
  • Hebrew: מלוגמא/מלוגמה‎ (m'logma/m'lugma, “remedy, medicine”)

Further reading

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