מַלְכָּא · בֵּיתָא
ORIGINALTG-009
Targumic & Western Aramaic · Nouns, Pronouns, and Endings
The emphatic-state shape
TG-009Targumic AramaicOnkelos first; Western and JPA material labeled separately
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מַלְכָּא · בֵּיתָא
Transliterationmalka · beita
Plain meaningking/the king · house/the house, according to construction
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The emphatic-state shape
Targumic Aramaic uses noun states that affect endings and syntactic relationships. Final ־ָא is a common emphatic-state marker. It does not simply equal the English article “the” every time. The actual clause, definiteness system, and Targumic idiom determine the natural translation.
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malka · beita
READINGApproved transliteration
king/the king · house/the house, according to construction
MEANINGTargumic Aramaic
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