מלכות
Hebrew
Etymology 1
Compare Aramaic מַלְכוּתָא (malḵūṯā).
Pronunciation
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /malˈχut/
Noun
מַלְכוּת • (malkhút) f (plural indefinite מלכויות / מַלְכֻיּוֹת)
- kingship, queenship
- מלכותה הייתה ארוכה במיוחד. ― malkhutáh haitá aruká bimyukhád. ― Her queenship was especially long.
- monarchy
- kingdom
- Tanach, Esther 1:2, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
- בַּיָּמִים הָהֵם כְּשֶׁבֶת הַמֶּלֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ עַל כִּסֵּא מַלְכוּתוֹ אֲשֶׁר בְּשׁוּשַׁן הַבִּירָה׃
- bayamím hahém k'shévet hamélekh akhashverósh 'al kisé malkhutó 'ashér b'shushán habirá.
- that in those days, when the king Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the castle,
Derived terms
- כיסא מלכות
- מַלְכוּתִי (malkhutí)
Descendants
- → Yiddish: מלכות (malkhes)
See also
- מַמְלָכָה (mamlakhá)
References
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
מלכות
- (מְלָכוֹת, m'lakhót) plural indefinite form of מַלְכָּה f (malká): queens
- (מַלְכוֹת־, malkhót-) plural construct state form of מַלְכָּה f (malká): queens of
Yiddish
Etymology
From Hebrew מַלְכוּת (malkhút, “monarchy, kingdom”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmalχəs/
Noun
מלכות • (malkhes) f or n, plural מלכותן (malkhesn)
Usage notes
- When used to mean "royalty", an article is not used.
References
- Justus van de Kamp et al., “מלכות” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].
- Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl; Glasser, Paul (2016), “kingdom”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
- Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl; Glasser, Paul (2016), “realm (of monarch)”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN