The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon

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(m noun pl. emphatic

pl. almost always spelled ˁmmyn

1 related group of people, nation Com. --(a) alluding to a specific group Syr. (a.1) christians Syr. (a.2) pl. : gentiles Qum, JLAtg, Syr. (a.3) Jewish nation Syr.
2 people, folks Syr, JBA, LJLA. --(a) unlearned person (see also ˁm dˀrˁ) Syr.

mlk noun pl. construct

mlk, mlkˀ (mleḵ, malkā) n.m. king

BA מֶלֶךְ ; Gal.מליך

  1 king Com. --(a) emperor, caliph, emir, etc. Com. --(b) pl. (the biblical) Book of Kings Syr, JBA.
  2 provincial ruler (governor, satrap) OA-Mesop, Syr.
  3 a priest Man.
  4 metaph.: ruler, chief Syr. --(a) leaven for the eucharist Syr.
  5 a spritual being (= malaka) Man.