ܡܠܠ

From Aramaic מַלֵּל‎ (mallēl).

• (standard) IPA^(key): [mallɪl.]

ܡܲܠܸܠ or ܡܡܲܠܸܠ • (mallil or mmallil) (present participle ܡܲܠܘܼܠܹܐ‎ (malūlē), past participle ܡܘܼܠܠܵܐ‎ (mullā))

1. to speak, talk

   Synonyms: ܗܲܡܙܸܡ‎ (hamzim), ܨܲܘܸܬ݂‎ (ṣawwiṯ), ܬܲܢܹܐ‎ (tannē), ܦܲܬܓ݂ܸܡ‎ (patḡim), ܡܲܚܟܹܐ‎ (maḥkē)

   • Matthew 10:19-20:

     ‏ܐܝܼܢܵܐ ܐܝܼܡܲܢ ܕܣܲܦܝܼ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ، ܠܵܐ ܐܵܟ݂ܠܝܼܬܘܿܢ ܚܲܡ ܕܵܐܟ݂ܝܼ ܝܲܢ ܡܵܐ ܒܸܬ ܡܲܠܠܝܼܬܘܿܢ. ܡܸܢܕܝܼ ܕܡܲܠܠܝܼܬܘܿܢ ܠܹܗ ܒܗ̇ܝ ܥܕܵܢܵܐ، ܒܸܬ ܦܵܐܹܫ ܝܘܼܗ݇ܒ݂ܵܐ ܐܸܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ. ܡܸܛܠ ܠܹܐ ܗܵܘܹܝܬܘܿܢ ܐܲܚܬܘܿܢ ܡܲܠܘܼܠܹܐ، ܐܸܠܵܐ ܪܘܼܚܵܐ ܕܐܲܒ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ ܒܸܬ ܡܲܠܸܠ ܒܝܼܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ.‎‎

     īnā īman d-sapī lāwḵōn, lā āḵlītōn ḥam dāḵī yan mā bit mallītōn. mindī d-mallītōn lēh b-ay ˁdānā, bit pāˀēš yūḇā illāwḵōn. miṭṭul lē hāwētōn aḥtōn malūlē, illā rūḥā d-aḇāwḵōn bit mallil bīyāwḵōn.

     But when they deliver you up, do not worry about how or what you should speak. For it will be given to you in that hour what you should speak; for it is not you who speak, but the Spirit of your Father who speaks in you.

   • Luke 6:45:

     ‏ܐ݇ܢܵܫܵܐ ܛܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܚܲܙܝܼܢܹ̈ܐ ܛܵܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ ܕܠܸܒܹܗ ܟܹܐ ܦܲܠܸܛ ܛܵܒ݂ܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ، ܘܐ݇ܢܵܫܵܐ ܒܝܼܫܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܚܲܙܝܼܢܹ̈ܐ ܒܝܼܫܹ̈ܐ ܕܠܸܒܹܗ ܟܹܐ ܦܲܠܸܛ ܒܝܼܫܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ. ܡܸܛܠ ܡ̣ܢ ܬܵܘܬܵܪ̈ܲܝ ܠܸܒܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܡܲܠܸܠ ܦܘܼܡܹܗ.‎‎

     nāšā ṭāḇā min ḥazīnē ṭāḇē d-libbēh. kē palliṭ ṭāḇāṯē, w-nāšā bīšā min ḥazīnē bīšē d-libbēh. kē palliṭ bīšāṯē. miṭṭul min tāwtāray libbā kē mallil pummēh.

     A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart brings forth evil. For out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.

   ‏ܟܹܐ ܡܲܠܸܠ ܠܸܫܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܣܘܼܪܵܝܵܐ ܘܐܸܢܓܠܝܼܣܵܝܵܐ ܪܸܕܝܵܐܝܼܬ݂ ܘܨܸܦܝܵܐܝܼܬ݂.‎‎ ― kē mallil liššānē surrāyā w-inglīsāyā ridyāˀīṯ w-ṣipyāˀīṯ. ― He speaks the Assyrian and English languages fluently and purely.

   ‏ܫܘܼܪܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܡܲܠܘܼܠܹܐ ܒܥܘܿܡܪܵܐ ܕܐܲܪܒܲܥ ܫܸܢܹ̈ܐ.‎‎ ― šūrē lēh malūlē b-ˁōmrā d-arbaˁ šinnē. ― He began speaking at the age of four.

   ‏ܣܘܼܥܪ̈ܵܢܹܐ ܟܹܐ ܡܲܠܠܝܼ ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܪܵܡܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܡܸܠܹ̈ܐ.‎‎ ― suˁrānē kē mallī yatīr rāmā min millē. ― Actions speak louder than words.

   ‏ܠܵܐ ܩܲܫܕܸܪܸܬ ܡܲܠܠܸܬ ܓܘܼܡܕܵܢܵܐܝܼܬ݂ ܥܲܡܝܼ!‎‎ ― lā qašdirrit mallit gumdānāˀīṯ ˁamī! ― Don’t you dare speak impudently to me!

This term is often considered slightly formal, with ܗܲܡܙܸܡ‎ (hamzim) the more common word used in the Standard Koine.