Classical Syriac

Noun

ܡܠܬܐ • ‎(mellṯā) c ‎(plural ܡܠܐ)

1. word
2. meaning, definition
3. saying, sentence, statement
4. (grammar) verb; voice
5. discourse, tract, speech, narration
6. proverb
7. precept, command
8. intelligence, reason, logic
9. thing, matter, affair
10. fact, case, cause, reason
11. pledge, promise
12. consent, permission
13. (Christianity) logos

Inflection

Usage notes

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

Derived terms

• ܡܠܬ ܫܘܒܚܐ
• ܡܠܬ ܫܡܐ
• ܡܠܬ ܫܡܐ ܓܕܝܡܬܐ
• ܡܠܬ ܫܡܐ ܡܝܡܝܬܐ
• ܡܠܬܐ ܚܫܘܫܬܐ
• ܡܠܬܐ ܥܒܘܕܬܐ
• ܡܠܬܐ ܦܩܘܕܬܐ
• ܥܠ ܡܠܬܐ

References

• “mlh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français : Syriac–English Dictionary, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 183a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pp. 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, p. 775a-b

Anagrams

• ܡܬܠܐ