Today΄s word in Biblical Aramaic is melek which means King. King seems to be a favourite word for many Aramaic lessons that I have come across.
Here is how to write King (mlk) in the Hebrew alphabet omitting the vowels.
And here is how to write the same word using vowels symbols.
The three dots below the letter mark the 'e' vowel.
The two dots below the last letter are called shewa.The shewa indicates either a vowel which sounds kind of like 'ah' or a the absence of a vowel.In our case in the word melek the shewa means that there is no vowel and it is not pronounced.
The last letter is the final form of K which is capitalized when transcribed to distinguish it from k-the initial and medial form.
King/the king
Here is how to write King (mlk) in the Hebrew alphabet omitting the vowels.
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| mlk King |
And here is how to write the same word using vowels symbols.
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| melek with vowels |
The three dots below the letter mark the 'e' vowel.
The two dots below the last letter are called shewa.The shewa indicates either a vowel which sounds kind of like 'ah' or a the absence of a vowel.In our case in the word melek the shewa means that there is no vowel and it is not pronounced.
The last letter is the final form of K which is capitalized when transcribed to distinguish it from k-the initial and medial form.
King/the king
מלכא
Malka
King,the king
מלכתא
Malkéta
The queen
Note that the word for King or the king in Syriac is also malka.
King of Kings in Aramaic
as in the title of rulers of the Persian Empire and other empire that followed it and adopted this title.
Malka d' Malke
ܡܰܠܟܳܐ ܕܡܠܟܐ
(in Estrangelo)
That΄s it for today!
What about King of Kings how do you say that in Aramaic just curious.
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DeleteHow would you say Daughter of the King in Biblical Aramaic? King referring to God.
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