מלכות

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
מ־ל־ך (m-l-k)
9 terms

Compare Aramaic מַלְכוּתָא (malḵūṯā).

Pronunciation

Noun

מַלְכוּת • (malkhútf (plural indefinite מלכויות / מַלְכֻיּוֹת)

  1. kingship, queenship
    מלכותה הייתה ארוכה במיוחד.malkhutáh haitá aruká bimyukhád.Her queenship was especially long.
  2. monarchy
  3. 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
Descendants
  • Yiddish: מלכות (malkhes)
See also
References

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

מלכות

  1. (מְלָכוֹת, m'lakhót) plural indefinite form of מַלְכָּה f (malká): queens
  2. (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 • (malkhesf or n, plural מלכותן (malkhesn)

  1. kingdom, realm (often in a religious sense)
    Near-synonym: קיניגרײַך (kinigraykh)
  2. royalty

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