מלכא

Aramaic

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *malk-.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /malkɑ/

Noun

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

  1. king
    • 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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