# ܡܠܟܐ
## Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
### Etymology

From Aramaic מַלְכָּא (malkā), from Proto-Semitic *malk-; compare Arabic مَلِك (malik), Hebrew מֶלֶךְ (mélekh) and Akkadian 𒈠𒀠𒆪𒌝 (malkum).

### Pronunciation

* (Standard) IPA: [mal.kɑː]
* (Urmia) IPA: [mal.t͡ʃɑː]

### Noun

ܡܲܠܟܵܐ • (malkā) m sg (plural ܡܲܠܟܹ̈ܐ (malkē) or ܡܲܠ̈ܟܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (malkawwāṯā), feminine ܡܲܠܟܬ݂ܵܐ (malkṯā))
* king
** c. 2014, ܕܝܬܩܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܘܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܒܠܫܢܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܐ, Aramaic Bible Translation, Inc., Psalms 24:8:ܡܵܢܝܼ ܝܠܹܗ ܗܵܢܵܐ ܡܲܠܟܵܐ ܕܐܝܼܩܵܪܵܐ؟ ܡܵܪܝܵܐ ܥܲܫܝܼܢܵܐ ܘܓܲܢ݇ܒܵܪܵܐ؛ ܡܵܪܝܵܐ ܓܲܢ݇ܒܵܪܵܐ ܕܦܠܵܫܵܐ.mānī ìlēh hānā malkā d-īqārā? māryā ˁašīnā w-gabbārā; māryā gabbārā d-plāšā.Who is this King of glory? The Lord strong and mighty, The Lord mighty in battle.
** c. 2014, ܕܝܬܩܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܘܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܒܠܫܢܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܐ, Aramaic Bible Translation, Inc., John 1:49:ܥܢܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܐܸܠܘܼܗܝ ܢܵܬ݂ܢܝܼܐܹܝܠ: «ܪܲܒܝܼ ܐܲܢ݇ܬ ܝܼܘܸܬ ܒܪܘܿܢܵܐ ܕܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ، ܐܲܢ݇ܬ ܝܼܘܸܬ ܡܲܠܟܵܐ ܕܐܝܼܣܪܵܐܹܝܠ!»ˁnē lēh ilūh nāṯnīˀēl: “rabī at īwet brōnā d-allāhā, at īwet malkā d-īsrāˀēl!”Nathanael answered and said to Him: “Rabbi, You are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!”
* (chess) king
* (card games) king
* (ecclesiastical) eucharistic leaven

#### Coordinate terms

Chess pieces in Assyrian Neo-Aramaic · ܟܹܐܦܲܝ̈ ܛܠܲܦ̈ܣܵܢܹܐ (kēpay ṭlapsānē) (layout · text) :
| ܡܲܠܟܵܐ (malkā) | ܡܲܠܟܬ݂ܵܐ (malkṯā) | ܩܲܠܥܵܐ (qalˁā) | ܦܝܼܠܵܐ (pīlā) | ܣܘܼܣܹܐ (sūsē) | ܩܘܿܛܝܼܢ (qōṭīn), ܕܲܚܫܵܐ (daḥšā) |

#### Derived terms

* ܒܲܪ ܡܲܠܟܵܐ (bar malkā, “prince”)
* ܡܠܸܟ݂ ܡܲܠܟܹ̈ܐ (mliḵ malkē, “king of kings”)
* ܡܲܠܟܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (malkūṯā, “kingdom, royalty”)
* ܡܲܠܟܘܿܢܵܐ (malkōnā, “cobra”)
* ܡܲܠܟܝܼܙܕܸܩ (malkīzdiq, “Melchizedek”)
* ܡܲܠܟܵܐܝܼܬ (malkāˀīt, “in a royal matter”)
* ܡܲܠܟܵܝܵܐ (malkāyā, “royal, kingly”)

### Proper noun

ܡܲܠܟܹܐ • (malkē) m
* a male given name

#### Derived terms

* ܡܲܠܟܘܿ (malkō) (diminutive, nickname)

## Classical Syriac
### Etymology 1

From Aramaic מַלְכָּא (malkā), from Proto-Semitic *malk-.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [malkɑ] (singular)
* IPA: [malke] (plural)

#### Noun

ܡܠܟܐ • (malkā') m (plural ܡܠܟܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܡܠܟܬܐ)
* any ruler; king, emperor, prince, emir, caliph, toparch
* governor of a province
* king bee
* (ecclesiastical) eucharistic leaven
Chess pieces in Classical Syriac (layout · text) :
| ܡܠܟܐ | ܬܘܪܬܢܐ | ܡܓܕܠܐ | ܦܝܠܐ | ܣܘܣܝܐ | ܦܠܚܐ |

##### Derived terms

* ܡܠܟܐܝܬ
* ܡܠܟܘܬܐ
* ܡܠܟܝܐ

### Etymology 2

From the root ܡ ܠ ܟ related to advising.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [mɛlkɑ] (singular)
* IPA: [mɛlke] (plural)

#### Noun

ܡܠܟܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܡܠܟܐ)
* advice, counsel
* reason

##### Derived terms

* ܒܪ ܡܠܟܐ
* ܡܠܟܐܝܬ

### References

* “mlk”, 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, page 168a
* Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 277b
* 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, page 772b

## Turoyo
### Etymology

From Aramaic מַלְכָּא (malkā).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /malko/

### Noun

ܡܰܠܟܳܐ • (malko) m
* king

## Western Neo-Aramaic
### Etymology

From Aramaic מַלְכָּא (malkā).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /malka/

### Noun

ܡܰܠܟܰܐ (malka) m
* king
** Mathew 1:6:
    ܘܝܰܣّܰܐ ܐܰܝܬ݂ܶܢ ܕܳܘّܽܕ ܡܰܠܟܰܐ. ܘܕܳܘّܽܕ ܐܰܝܬ݂ܶܢ ܣܳܠܰܝܡܰܢ̱ ܡܢ̱ ܕܺ ܘܰܝܒܰܐ ܐܶܢ̱ܬ̤ܬ݂ ܐܶܠ ܐܽܘܪܝّܰܐ.wayassa ʾayṯen dowūd malka. udowūd ʾayṯen solayma m ti wayba ʾečt ʾel ʾūriyyaAnd Jesse the father of King David. David was the father of Solomon, whose mother had been Uriah's wife.