מלכות
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Hebrew[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Root |
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מ־ל־ך (m-l-k) |
Compare Aramaic מַלְכוּתָא (malḵūṯā).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /malˈχut/
Noun[edit]
מַלְכוּת • (malkhút) f (plural indefinite מלכויות / מַלְכֻיּוֹת)
- kingship, queenship
- מלכותה הייתה ארוכה במיוחד. ― malkhutáh haitá aruká bimyukhád. ― Her queenship was especially long.
- monarchy
- kingdom
- Tanach, Esther 1:2, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
- בַּיָּמִים הָהֵם כְּשֶׁבֶת הַמֶּלֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ עַל כִּסֵּא מַלְכוּתוֹ אֲשֶׁר בְּשׁוּשַׁן הַבִּירָה׃
- bayamím hahém k'shévet hamélekh akhashverósh 'al kisé malkhutó 'ashér b'shushán habirá.
- that in those days, when the king Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the castle,
Derived terms[edit]
- כיסא מלכות
- מַלְכוּתִי (malkhutí)
See also[edit]
- מַמְלָכָה (mamlakhá)
References[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun[edit]
מלכות
- (מְלָכוֹת, m'lakhót) plural indefinite form of מַלְכָּה f (malká): queens.
- (מַלְכוֹת־, malkhót-) plural construct state form of מַלְכָּה f (malká): queens of.
Yiddish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Hebrew מַלְכוּת (“monarchy, kingdom”)
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
מלכות • (malkhes) f or n, plural מלכותן (malkhesn)
Usage Notes[edit]
When used to mean "royalty", an article is not used.
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