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ملك

Pronunciation: /ma.lak/

“ملك” is an Arabic word. Its 20 meanings in English:

noun

  1. angel
  2. king, sovereign, monarch
  3. a boss
  4. rule, reign, supreme authority, dominion, dominance, sway, power
  5. sovereignty, kingship, royalty
  6. monarchy
  7. property, possession, goods and chattels, fortune, wealth
  8. estate
  9. real estate, landed property
  10. possession, property

verb

  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 be capable, to be able, to be in a position to
  6. to rule, to reign, to exercise authority, to hold sway, to lord over
  7. to make the owner
  8. to put in possession
  9. to transfer ownership, to assign, to make over, to convey
  10. to make king

Etymology

Shortened version of مَلْأَك (malʔak).

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