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Where does “ܡܠܟܝܐ” come from?

ܡܠܟܝܐ (Classical Syriac) comes from Classical Syriac ܡܠܟܐ, from Aramaic מלכא, from Proto-Semitic malk- — king, prince.

ܡܠܟܝܐ (Classical Syriac): royal; royalist

Definitions

  1. royal; royalist

Ancestry of “ܡܠܟܝܐ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Syriacܡܠܟܐany ruler; king, emperor, prince, emir, caliph,...
2Aramaicמלכאking
3Proto-Semiticmalk-king, prince

Words derived from “ܡܠܟܝܐ”

  • Melkite
  • Melchita
  • Μελχίτης
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