ܡܠܠܐ

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Classical Syriac[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From the root ܡ-ܠ-ܠ (m-l-l) related to speaking. Compare Hebrew מֶלֶל (mélel).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [mallɑlɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [mallɑle(ʔ)] (plural)

Adjective[edit]

ܡܠܠܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܡܠܠܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܡܠܠܬܐ)

  1. eloquent
  2. reasonable, prudent, wise
  3. talkative, garrulous
  4. crackling, making noise

Inflection[edit]

Noun[edit]

ܡܠܠܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܡܠܠܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܡܠܠܬܐ)

  1. talker, chatter

Inflection[edit]

References[edit]

  • mll”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 183b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 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, p. 773b