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

Anagrams

• ܡܬܠܐ