מלכות

Hebrew

Etymology 1
Root
מ־ל־ך‎

Compare Aramaic מַלְכוּתָא‎ (malḵūṯā).

Noun

מַלְכוּת • (malkhút) f

  1. kingship, queenship
    ‏מלכותה הייתה ארוכה במיחוד.‎‎ ― malkhtáh haitá aruká bimyukhád. ― Her queenship was especially long.
  2. monarchy
  3. kingdom
    • 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,
Declension
Declension of מַלְכוּת
NumberIsolated formsWith possessive pronouns
StateFormPersonsingularplural
m.f.m.f.
singularindefinite מַלְכוּת first מַלְכוּתִי‎מַלְכוּתֵנוּ‎
definite הַמַּלְכוּת‎ second מַלְכוּתְךָ‎מַלְכוּתֵךְ‎מַלְכוּתְכֶם‎מַלְכוּתְכֶן‎
construct מַלְכוּת־ third מַלְכוּתוֹ‎מַלְכוּתָהּ‎מַלְכוּתָם‎מַלְכוּתָן‎
See also
References

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Noun

מלכות • (transliteration needed)

  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.
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