ܡܠܟܘܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܡ ܠ ܟ (m l k)
4 terms

From ܡܲܠܟܵܐ (malkā, “king”) +‎ -ܘܬܐ (-ūṯā, the abstract noun ending); compare Arabic مَلَكُوت (malakūt), Hebrew מַלְכוּת (maləḵûṯ). The meaning in taxonomy is a Semantic loan from English kingdom.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [malˈkuːθɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [malˈt͡ʃuːtɑː]

Noun

ܡܲܠܟܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ • (malkūṯā) f sg (plural ܡܲܠܟ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܹܐ (malkwāṯē))

1. kingdom, realm
   • c. 2014, ܕܝܬܩܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܘܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܒܠܫܢܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܐ, Aramaic Bible Translation, Inc., Matthew 6:13–And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.:

     ܘܠܵܐ ܡܲܥܒܪܸܬ ܠܲܢ ܠܢܸܣܝܘܿܢܵܐ، ܐܸܠܵܐ ܦܲܨܝܼ ܠܲܢ ܡܸܢ ܒܝܼܫܵܐ، ܡܸܛܠ ܕܝܼܘܼܟ݂ ܝܼܠܵܗ̇ ܡܲܠܟܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ، ܘܚܲܝܠܵܐ، ܘܬܸܫܒܘܿܚܬܵܐ ܠܥܵܠܲܡ ܥܵܠܡܝܼܢ. ܐܵܡܹܝܢ.

     w-lā maˁbrit lan l-nisyōnā, illā paṣī lan min bīšā, miṭṭul dīyōḵ īlāh malkūṯā, w-ḥaylā, w-tišbōḥtā l-ˁālam ˁālmīn. āmēn.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • c. 2014, ܕܝܬܩܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܘܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܒܠܫܢܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܐ, Aramaic Bible Translation, Inc., Psalms 103:19–The Lord has established His throne in heaven, and His Kingdom rules over all.:

     ܡܵܪܝܵܐ ܒܫ̈ܡܲܝܵܐ ܡܘܼܩܘܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܟܘܼܪܣܝܹܗ، ܘܡܲܠܟܘܼܬ݂ܹܗ ܟܹܐ ܡܫܲܠܛܵܐ ܥܲܠ ܟܠ.

     māryā b-šmayyā mūqwē lēh kursyēh, wmalkūṯēh kē mšalṭā ˁal kul.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

2. dynasty, majesty
3. kingship/queenship, dominion, reign, rule

   ܡܲܠܟܘܼܬ݂ܵܗ̇ ܝܼܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܝܲܪܝܼܟ݂ܬܵܐ ܝܼܚܝܼܕ݂ܵܐܝܼܬ݂.

   malkūṯāh īwā yarīḵtā īḥīḏāˀīṯ.

   Her reign was uniquely long.

4. (taxonomy) kingdom

   ܡܲܠܟܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܕܚܲܝ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ ― malkūṯā dḥaywāṯā ― the Animal Kingdom

   ܡܲܠܟܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܕܢܸܨ̈ܒܵܬ݂ܵܐ ― malkūṯā dniṣbāṯā ― the Plantae Kingdom

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܲܠܟܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	ܡܲܠܟܘܼ (malkū)		1st person	ܡܲܠܟܘܼܬ݂ܝܼ (malkūṯī)		ܡܲܠܟܘܼܬ݂ܲܢ (malkūṯan)
	construct	ܡܲܠܟܘܼܬ݂ (malkūṯ)		2nd person	ܡܲܠܟܘܼܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (malkūṯōḵ)	ܡܲܠܟܘܼܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (malkūṯāḵ)	ܡܲܠܟܘܼܬ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (malkūṯawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܲܠܟܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (malkūṯā)		3rd person	ܡܲܠܟܘܼܬ݂ܹܗ (malkūṯēh)	ܡܲܠܟܘܼܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (malkūṯāh)	ܡܲܠܟܘܼܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (malkuṯhōn)
plural	absolute	ܡܲܠܟܘܵܢ̈ (malkwān)		1st person	ܡܲܠܟܘܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (malkwāṯī)		ܡܲܠܟܘܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (malkwāṯan)
	construct	ܡܲܠܟܘܵܬ݂̈ (malkwāṯ)		2nd person	ܡܲܠܟܘܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (malkwāṯōḵ)	ܡܲܠܟܘܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (malkwāṯāḵ)	ܡܲܠܟܘܵܬ݂ܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (malkwāṯawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܲܠܟ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (malkwāṯā)		3rd person	ܡܲܠܟ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܹܗ (malkwāṯēh)	ܡܲܠܟ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (malkwāṯāh)	ܡܲܠܟܘܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (malkwāṯhōn)

Derived terms

• ܡܲܠܟܘܼܬ݂ܵܢܵܝܵܐ (malkūṯānāyā)
• ܡܲܠܟܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܡܚܲܝܲܕܬܵܐ (malkūṯā mḥayyadtā, “United Kingdom”)
• ܡܲܠܟܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܥܲܪܒ݂ܵܝܬܵܐ ܣܥܘܼܕ݂ܵܝܬܵܐ (malkūṯā ˁarḇāytā sˁūḏāytā, “Saudi Arabia”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From ܡܠܟܐ (malkā, “king”) +‎ -ܘܬܐ (-ūṯā, abstract noun ending); compare Arabic مَلَكُوت (malakūt), Hebrew מַלְכוּת (maləḵûṯ).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Edessan) IPA^(key): [malˈku.θɑ]
• (Eastern Syriac) IPA^(key): [malˈku.θɑ]
• (Western Syriac) IPA^(key): [malˈku.θo]

Noun

ܡܠܟܘܬܐ • (malkūṯā) f (plural ܡܠܟܘܬܐ (malkəwāṯā))

1. kingdom
2. reign, rule
3. realm
4. dynasty
5. majesty
6. (used with possessive suffixes as a title) Majesty

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܠܟܘܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܡܠܟܘ		1st person	ܡܠܟܘܬܝ		ܡܠܟܘܬܢ
	construct	ܡܠܟܘܬ		2nd person	ܡܠܟܘܬܟ	ܡܠܟܘܬܟܝ	ܡܠܟܘܬܟܘܢ	ܡܠܟܘܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܠܟܘܬܐ		3rd person	ܡܠܟܘܬܗ	ܡܠܟܘܬܗ	ܡܠܟܘܬܗܘܢ	ܡܠܟܘܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܡܠܟܘܢ		1st person	ܡܠܟܘܬܝ		ܡܠܟܘܬܢ
	construct	ܡܠܟܘܬ		2nd person	ܡܠܟܘܬܟ	ܡܠܟܘܬܟܝ	ܡܠܟܘܬܟܘܢ	ܡܠܟܘܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܠܟܘܬܐ		3rd person	ܡܠܟܘܬܗ	ܡܠܟܘܬܗ	ܡܠܟܘܬܗܘܢ	ܡܠܟܘܬܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܒܪ ܡܠܟܘܬܐ

References

• “mlkw”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 9 November 2011
• Costaz, Louis (2002), Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 186a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903), A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 277b–278a
• 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, →ISBN, pages 772b–773a