ܡܠܚܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܡ ܠ ܚ (m l ḥ)
3 terms

Also found in Classical Syriac ܡܵܠܲܚܬ݂ܵܐ (“salt marsh”) and Mlahsö ܡܠܱܚܣܐ (mlaḥso), possibly all originally the feminine active participle of a verb reflected in Classical Syriac ܡܠܲܚ (“to become salty”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [maːlɪxθaː]

Proper noun

ܡܵܠܸܚܬ݂ܵܐ • (māliḥṯā) f

  1. Malikhtha (an Assyrian town located in the Barwar region)
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