מלכות

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
מ־ל־ך (m-l-k)

Compare Aramaic מַלְכוּתָא (malḵūṯā).

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /malˈχut/

Noun

מַלְכוּת • (malkhút) f (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

• כיסא מלכות
• מַלְכוּתִי (malkhutí)

See also

• מַמְלָכָה (mamlakhá)

References

• H4438 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

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 (“monarchy, kingdom”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmalχəs/

Noun

מלכות • (malkhes) f or n, plural מלכותן (malkhesn)

1. kingdom (often in a religious sense)
2. royalty

Usage Notes

When used to mean "royalty", an article is not used.