ملك

See also: ملک

Arabic

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *malk-. Cognate to Hebrew מֶלֶךְ (mélekh, king) and מָלַךְ (malákh, to rule), and Aramaic מַלְכָּא (malkā, king) and מְלַךְ (m'laḵ, to rule).

Pronunciation

  • (Egypt) IPA(key): /mælik/

Noun

مَلِك (malik) m (plural مُلُوك (mulūk) or أَمْلَاك (ʾamlāk), feminine مَلِكَة (malika))

  1. king, sovereign, monarch
Declension

Etymology 2

Noun

مُلْك (mulk) m

  1. verbal noun of مَلَكَ (malaka) (form I)
  2. rule, reign, supreme authority, dominion, dominance, sway, power
  3. sovereignty, kingship, royalty
  4. monarchy
  5. tenure, holding, right of possession, ownership
Declension

Etymology 3

Noun

مِلْك (milk) m (plural أَمْلَاك (ʾamlāk))

  1. verbal noun of مَلَكَ (malaka) (form I)
  2. property, possession, goods and chattels, fortune, wealth
  3. estate
  4. real estate, landed property
Declension

Etymology 4

Verb

مَلَكَ (malaka) I, non-past يَمْلِكُ‎ (yamliku)

  1. to take in possession, to take over, to acquire, to seize
  2. to possess, to lay hold, to own, to have, to be the owner
  3. to dominate, to control
  4. to be the master
  5. to rule, to reign, to exercise authority, to hold sway, to lord over
  6. to be capable, to be able, to be in a position to
Conjugation
References
  • Wehr, Hans (1976), ملك”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 3rd edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Etymology 5

Verb

مَلَّكَ (mallaka) II, non-past يُمَلِّكُ‎ (yumalliku)

  1. to make the owner
  2. to put in possession
  3. to transfer ownership, to assign, to make over, to convey
  4. to make king
Conjugation

Descendants

Etymology 6

Shortened version of مَلْأَك (malʾak).

Noun

مَلَك (malak) m (plural مَلَائِكَة (malāʾika) or مَلَائِك (malāʾik))

  1. angel
Declension
Descendants

Etymology 7

Noun

مَلْك (malk) m

  1. verbal noun of مَلَكَ (malaka) (form I)
Declension

Etymology 8

Noun

مُلَّك (mullak) m pl

  1. plural of مَالِك (mālik)

Adjective

مُلَّك (mullak) m pl

  1. masculine plural of مَالِك (mālik)
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