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mmll, mmllˀ (mmlˀ) (mamlal, mamləlā [mamlā]) n.m. speech
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speech, facility of speech
Common Aramaic
TAD C1.1(Ahiqar) .84↗ רכיך ממלל מלך שדק ועזיז הו מן סכין פמי̇[ן]‏ : a king's speech may be tender, but it is sharper and stronger than a double-edged knife ; TgJ Amos4:13tos↗ לחוואה פרישתיה לבני נשא יהיב בפומיה ממלל‏ : He puts speech in his mouth in order to tell His miracles to people ; SYAP 1:11↗ והנא יתה ממליה דפמה‏ : the speech of her mouth pleased him ; SYAP 5:13↗ בממלכון אמרו לקהלכון‏ : speak to your congregation with your speech ; BhBS.E Econ 2.2.5 ܘܕܫܡܥܐ ܝܬܝܪ ܡܢ ܡܡܠܠܐ ܦܩܚ ܗ݂ܘ ܟܝܢܐ ܒܥܦܝܦܘܬ ܐܕ̈ܢܐ ܘܠܚܘܕܝܘܬ ܠܫܢܐ ܡܪܬܐ‏ : and that listening is better than speaking nature teaches by the duality of the ears and the singularity of the tongue ; ThbK1 29:6↗ ܬܘܒ ܕܝܢ ܡܠܝܠܘܬܐ݂ ܒܟܠ ܙܒܢ ܐܝܬܝܗ݀܂ ܡܡܠܠܐ ܕܝܢ ܠܐ‏ : so then the ability to speak always exist, actual speech not so ; P 1K(1)19:12↗ ܩܠܐ ܕܡܡܠܠܐ ܪܟܝܟܐ‏ ; JBABowl 75.1:3↗ ממלא ^ב^ישא‏ : evil speech ; PJ Gen2:7↗ והוות נשמתא בגופא דאדם לרוח ממללא‏ : in Adam's body the breath became the speaking ability
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ܕܠܐ ܡܡܠܠ : mute
CPA
2
language, tongue
Syr, LJLA
P Gn11:1↗ ܘܡܡܠܠܐ ܚܕ‏ ; PJ Gen11:1↗ והוה כל ארעא לישן חד וממלל חד‏
3
(gram.) sentence, pronunciation
Syr
ET 17:10 ܐܝܬ ܒܣܘܪܝܝܐ ܡܕܡ ܕܦܚ݁ܡ ܠܡܡܠܠܐ ܕܡܬܩܪܐ ܛܝܝܐܝܬ ܐܠܓܡܠܗ݀‏ : there is something in Syriac that is like the type of sentence called الجمله ["proposition"] in Arabic
4
discourse, talk
Syr
AthanSyr1 73:5 ܟܠܗ݀ ܣܪܝܩܘܬ ܡܡܠܠܐ ܕܗܪ̈ܣܝܘܛܐ‏ : all the falsehood of heretical talk ; Ps-Clem Recogs 1.22:8↗ ܘܥܒܕܢܝ ܕܝܢ ܠܡܟܬܒܗ ܠܡܡܠܠܐ ܕܥܠ ܢܒܝܐ‏ : it made me have the discourse on the prophet written down
5
matter, thing, i.e. =Hebrew דָּבָר
Sam
SamTgJ Gen12:17↗ על ממלל שרי אתת אברם‏ : because of the matter of Sarai, Abram's wife ; SamTgJ Ex2:14↗ איך אתעכם ממללה‏ : how did the matter become known?
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in Gal., Syr., JBAmb, and Mand. in the emphatic forms the double lamedh may appear single
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Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 777[387]DJPA: 312aDJBA: 683Jastrow: 795Drower/Macuch: 246aPayne-Smith: 2116J. Payne-Smith: 279Levy Ch-W: 2:44Tal Sam: 474aDNWSI: 647DCPA[Schulthess]: 230[111]

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