ملة

See also: مله

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
م ل ل (m-l-l)

Noun

مَلّة or مُلَّة • (malla or mulla) f (plural مُلَل (mulal))

1. tedium, weariness
2. bread baken in hot ashes
3. sweating, fever
4. tacking stitch, basting stitch, large stitch
5. (Egypt, only مُلّة (mulla), also مُولَة (mūla)) frame for laying something on top, bedstead

Declension

Declension of noun مَلَّة (malla)‎; مُلَّة (mulla)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَلَّة‎; مُلَّة malla‎; mulla	الْمَلَّة‎; الْمُلَّة al-malla‎; al-mulla	مَلَّة‎; مُلَّة mallat‎; mullat
Nominative	مَلَّةٌ‎; مُلَّةٌ mallatun‎; mullatun	الْمَلَّةُ‎; الْمُلَّةُ al-mallatu‎; al-mullatu	مَلَّةُ‎; مُلَّةُ mallatu‎; mullatu
Accusative	مَلَّةً‎; مُلَّةً mallatan‎; mullatan	الْمَلَّةَ‎; الْمُلَّةَ al-mallata‎; al-mullata	مَلَّةَ‎; مُلَّةَ mallata‎; mullata
Genitive	مَلَّةٍ‎; مُلَّةٍ mallatin‎; mullatin	الْمَلَّةِ‎; الْمُلَّةِ al-mallati‎; al-mullati	مَلَّةِ‎; مُلَّةِ mallati‎; mullati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَلَّتَيْن‎; مُلَّتَيْن mallatayn‎; mullatayn	الْمَلَّتَيْن‎; الْمُلَّتَيْن al-mallatayn‎; al-mullatayn	مَلَّتَيْ‎; مُلَّتَيْ mallatay‎; mullatay
Nominative	مَلَّتَانِ‎; مُلَّتَانِ mallatāni‎; mullatāni	الْمَلَّتَانِ‎; الْمُلَّتَانِ al-mallatāni‎; al-mullatāni	مَلَّتَا‎; مُلَّتَا mallatā‎; mullatā
Accusative	مَلَّتَيْنِ‎; مُلَّتَيْنِ mallatayni‎; mullatayni	الْمَلَّتَيْنِ‎; الْمُلَّتَيْنِ al-mallatayni‎; al-mullatayni	مَلَّتَيْ‎; مُلَّتَيْ mallatay‎; mullatay
Genitive	مَلَّتَيْنِ‎; مُلَّتَيْنِ mallatayni‎; mullatayni	الْمَلَّتَيْنِ‎; الْمُلَّتَيْنِ al-mallatayni‎; al-mullatayni	مَلَّتَيْ‎; مُلَّتَيْ mallatay‎; mullatay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُلَل mulal	الْمُلَل al-mulal	مُلَل mulal
Nominative	مُلَلٌ mulalun	الْمُلَلُ al-mulalu	مُلَلُ mulalu
Accusative	مُلَلًا mulalan	الْمُلَلَ al-mulala	مُلَلَ mulala
Genitive	مُلَلٍ mulalin	الْمُلَلِ al-mulali	مُلَلِ mulali

Etymology 2

Derived or cognate to Aramaic מִלָּה (mellā, “word, speech, statement; matter or case, logic, reason, rationale; exposition; consensus”); compare Classical Syriac ܡܠܬܐ (mellṯā). Connected natively to the root م ل ء (m-l-ʔ) meaning “an adult who is regarded for his opinion”, “the affluent, nobles, or decision-makers in a tribe”, “to speak about or discuss”, “an assembly where consultation and opinions are given”, “expressing disdain or scorn”, “to give a critique”, “to converse or to give a review”, “to give your take on a situation”, “to give one's judgment or input”. See also the potentially derived root م ي ل (m-y-l) meaning “leaning, one's leaning” and the Millat Ibrahim, the critique, philosophy, or ideology of the prophet Ibrahim, namely Monotheism.

Noun

مِلَّة • (milla) f (plural مِلَل (milal))

1. ideological community, philosophy, creed, weltanschauung, religion

Declension

Declension of noun مِلَّة (milla)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مِلَّة milla	الْمِلَّة al-milla	مِلَّة millat
Nominative	مِلَّةٌ millatun	الْمِلَّةُ al-millatu	مِلَّةُ millatu
Accusative	مِلَّةً millatan	الْمِلَّةَ al-millata	مِلَّةَ millata
Genitive	مِلَّةٍ millatin	الْمِلَّةِ al-millati	مِلَّةِ millati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مِلَّتَيْن millatayn	الْمِلَّتَيْن al-millatayn	مِلَّتَيْ millatay
Nominative	مِلَّتَانِ millatāni	الْمِلَّتَانِ al-millatāni	مِلَّتَا millatā
Accusative	مِلَّتَيْنِ millatayni	الْمِلَّتَيْنِ al-millatayni	مِلَّتَيْ millatay
Genitive	مِلَّتَيْنِ millatayni	الْمِلَّتَيْنِ al-millatayni	مِلَّتَيْ millatay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مِلَل milal	الْمِلَل al-milal	مِلَل milal
Nominative	مِلَلٌ milalun	الْمِلَلُ al-milalu	مِلَلُ milalu
Accusative	مِلَلًا milalan	الْمِلَلَ al-milala	مِلَلَ milala
Genitive	مِلَلٍ milalin	الْمِلَلِ al-milali	مِلَلِ milali

Derived terms

• مِلِّيّ (milliyy, “related to the community of belief”)
• اِمْتَلَّ (imtalla, “to accede to, to embrace (the belief)”)

Descendants

• → Armenian: միլաթ (milatʻ)
• → Azerbaijani: millət
• → Bashkir: милләт (millət)
• → Chagatai: ملت
  • Uyghur: مىللەت (millet)
  • Uzbek: millat
• → Crimean Tatar: millet
• → Ottoman Turkish: ملت (millet)
  • Turkish: millet
  • → Abaza: амилаҭ
  • → Albanian: milet
  • → Bulgarian: миле́т (milét)
  • → English: millet
  • → Macedonian: милет (milet)
  • → Serbo-Croatian: mìlet／мѝлет
• ⇒ Ottoman Turkish: ملیت (milliyyet)
  • Turkish: milliyet
  • → Azerbaijani: milliyyət
  • → Pashto: مليت (milliyát)
  • → Persian: ملیت (melliyat)
    • Tajik: миллият (milliyat)
  • → Uyghur: مىللىيەت (milliyet)
  • → Uzbek: milliyat
• → Pashto: ملت
• → Persian: ملت
  • → Bengali: মিল্লত (millot)
  • → Hindustani:
    • Hindi: मिल्लत (millat)
    • Urdu: مِلَّت (millat)
  • → Punjabi:
    • Shahmukhi script: مِلَّت (millat)
  • → Sindhi: ملت
• → Tatar: милләт (millät)
• → Turkmen: millet

References

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