מלכתא
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Aramaic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Semitic *malk-. Notice that in the plural the /k/ becomes a fricative even though no vowel precedes it.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]מַלְכְּתָא • (malkəṯā) f (plural מַלְכָתָא, singular masculine counterpart מלכא)
- queen (female monarch)
- Tanach, 1 Kings 10:4, with translation of the New International Version:
- וַחֲזָת מַלכַּת שְׁבָא יָת כָּל חָכמַת שְׁלֹמֹה וּבֵיתָא דִּבנָא
- When the queen of Sheba saw all the wisdom of Solomon and the palace he had built
Inflection
[edit] declension of מלכתא
References
[edit]- ^ Greenspahn, F. E. (2003). An introduction to Aramaic (Vol. 46). Society of Biblical Lit., p. 26
Further reading
[edit]“mlkh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–