# ܡܠܬܐ
## Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, from Aramaic מֵלְּתָא (melləṯā); compare Hebrew מִלָּה (milá) with the sense of “logos” a semantic loan from Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos).

### Pronunciation

* (Standard) IPA: [ˈmɪl.θɑː]
* (Urmia) IPA: [ˈmɪl.tɑː]

### Noun

ܡܸܠܬ݂ܵܐ • (milṯā) f sg (plural ܡܸܠܹ̈ܐ (millē) or ܡܸܠܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (millāṯē) or ܡܸ̈ܠܵܠܹܐ (millālē))
* word
    Synonym: ܬܲܢܲܝܬܵܐ (tannaytā)
* saying, sentence, statement, speech
    Synonym: ܐܸܡܵܪܬܵܐ (immārtā)
* thing, matter, affair, case, cause, reason
* pledge, promise; consent, permission
    Synonym: ܬܲܢܲܝܬܵܐ (tannaytā)
* (grammar) verb
* (Christianity) Logos
** John 1:1
    ܒܪܵܫܝܼܬ݂ ܝܼܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܡܸܠܬ݂ܵܐ. ܘܗ̇ܘ ܡܸܠܬ݂ܵܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܠܘܵܬ݂ ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ. ܘܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܡܸܠܬ݂ܵܐ.brāšīṯ īwā milṯā. w-awa milṯā ìwā lwāṯ alāhā. w-alāhā ìwā awa milṯā.In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

#### Usage notes

The sense of “Logos” is masculine while all other senses are feminine.

#### Derived terms

* ܡܸܠܬ݂ܘܿܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (milṯōnīṯā, “little word”)
* ܡܸܠܬ݂ܵܝܵܐ (milṯāyā, “verbal”)
* ܡܸܠܲܬ݂ ܦܣܵܣܵܐ (millaṯ psāsā, “password”)
* ܡܸܠܲܬ݂ ܫܘܼܒ݂ܚܵܐ (mellaṯ šuḇḥā, “doxology”)
* ܡܸܠܲܬ݂ܫܡܵܐ (millaṯšmā, “participle”)
* ܥܲܠܡܸܠܬ݂ܵܐ (ˁalmilṯā, “adverb”)
* ܦܘܼܫܵܩ ܡܸܠܹ̈ܐ (pūšāq millē, “dictionary”)

## Classical Syriac
### Etymology

From the root ܡ ܠ ܠ related to speaking; compare Hebrew מִלָּה (millâ). The sense of “logos” is a semantic loan from Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos).

### Pronunciation

* (Classical Edessan) IPA: [ˈmɛl.(lə.)θɑ]
* (Eastern Syriac) IPA: [ˈmɪl.θɑ]
* (Western Syriac) IPA: [ˈmel.θo]

### Noun

ܡܠܬܐ • (melləṯā) c (plural ܡܠܐ (mellē))
* word
* meaning, definition
* saying, sentence, statement
* (grammar) verb; voice
* discourse, tract, speech, narration
* proverb
* precept, command
* intelligence, reason, logic
* thing, matter, affair
* fact, case, cause, reason
* pledge, promise
* consent, permission
* (Christianity) logos

#### Usage notes

The sense of "logos" is usually masculine while all other senses are usually feminine.

#### Derived terms

* ܡܠܘܢܝܬܐ (mellōnīṯā, “little word”)
* ܡܠܬ ܫܘܒܚܐ (mellaṯ šuḇḥā, “doxology”)
* ܡܠܬ ܫܡܐ (mellaṯ šəmā, “adjective, participle”)
* ܡܠܬ ܫܡܐ ܓܕܝܡܬܐ (mellaṯ šəmā gəḏīmtā, “predicate adjective”)
* ܡܠܬ ܫܡܐ ܡܝܡܝܬܐ (mellaṯ šəmā mīmāytā, “infinitive”)
* ܡܠܬܐ ܚܫܘܫܬܐ (melləṯā ḥāšōštā, “passive voice”)
* ܡܠܬܐ ܥܒܘܕܬܐ (melləṯā ʿāḇōḏtā, “active voice”)
* ܡܠܬܐ ܦܩܘܕܬܐ (melləṯā pāqōḏtā, “imperative”)
* ܡܠܬܘܢܝܬܐ (melləṯōnīṯā, “little word”)
* ܥܠ ܡܠܬܐ (ʿal melləṯā, “adverb”)

### References

* “mlh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-11-09
* Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 183a
* Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 274b–275a
* 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, pages 775a–b

### Anagrams

* ܡܬܠܐ