adj. 

a. wa-ˀérhon neḳéḷen mésen deš di-ˁáḷho wa-máˁḷeʰ šiš béne wa-riˀímeʰ ‘Among the goats, they’d pick out the best, the most loved by him and which were most attached to him.’ (CSOL II 8:9)

b. wa-tóˁod wa-téger bésen ḷe-kér ŝéraṭ menáḷ ɛ́ˀɛfo di-ˁáḷho ‘Then go and look around with them on the streets where noble people live.’ (Naumkin et al. 2013b:530)

1. ‘Excellent, the best’: (a).

2. ‘Noble people, elite’: (b).

In the expression di-ˁáḷho. 

• máˁaḷe or máˁaḷhe 1. beloved (feminine); 2. better
• máˁľhɛ beloved (masculine)