The Aramaic word for queen, appearing twice in the same verse—Daniel 5:10. The 'queen' enters Belshazzar's feast after hearing the commotion caused by the mysterious handwriting. Many scholars identify her not as Belshazzar's wife but as the queen mother, likely Nitocris (or possibly Nabonidus's wife), given her authoritative demeanor and her knowledge of Daniel and Nebuchadnezzar's reign. Her calm, wise counsel contrasts with the panicked king, and she alone remembers the interpreter who served the previous generation. The Aramaic setting reinforces the exilic context.