مالک

See also: مالك‎

Pashto

Etymology

From Arabic مَالِك‎ (mālik, “owner”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɑlɪk/

Noun

مالک • (mâlik) m (plural مالکان‎ (mâlikân))

1. proprietor, owner

Declension

declension of مالک

	singular		plural
direct	مالک (mâlik)		مالکان‎ (mâlikân)
oblique	مالک (mâlik)		مالکانو‎ (mâlikâno)
vocative	مالکه‎ (mâlika)		مالکانو‎ (mâlikâno)

Related terms

• مالکه‎ (mâlika)

References

1. Raverty, H. G. (1867), “مالک”, in A dictionary of the Puk'hto, Pus'hto, or language of the Afghans: with remarks on the originality of the language, and its affinity to other oriental tongues, London: Williams & Nortgate

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic مَالِك‎ (mālik).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [mɑː.lik]

 

• (Dari, formal/KBL) IPA^(key): [mɑː.lɪk]

• (Dari, formal/KBL) IPA^(key): [mɑː.lɪk]
  • (Hazaragi/approx.) IPA^(key): [mɔː.lik]

• (Iran, formal/TEH) IPA^(key): [mɒː.lec]

• (Tajik, formal/DUS) IPA^(key): [mɔ.lik]

• Phonetic Persian:

Traditional: [مالِک]‎

Iranian: [مالِک]‎

Readings
Classical reading?	mālik
Dari reading?	mālik
Iranian reading?	mâlek
Tajik reading?	molik

Noun

Dari	مالک
Iranian Persian
Tajik	молик

مالک • (mâlek)

1. owner

   Synonym: صاحب‎ (sâheb)

Descendants

• → Assamese: মালিক (malik)
• → Bengali: মালিক (malik)
• → Gujarati: માલેક (mālek)
• → Hindustani:

  Hindi: मालिक (mālik)

  Urdu: مالک‎ (mālik)

• → Konkani: मालक (mālak)
• → Marathi: मालक (mālak)
• → Punjabi:

  Gurmukhi script: ਮਾਲਕ (mālak)

  Shahmukhi script: مالک‎ (mālk)

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian مالک‎ (mālik), from Arabic مَالِك‎ (mālik, “owner”).

Noun

مالک • (mālak, mālik) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਮਾਲਕ)

1. owner
2. lord, master
3. God

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian مالک‎ (mālik), from Arabic مَالِك‎ (mālik, “owner”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /mɑː.lɪk/

Noun

مالِک • (mālik) m (Hindi spelling मालिक)

1. (religion) God.

   Synonyms: ایشور‎ (īśvar), خدا‎ (xudā), بھگوان‎ (bhagvān), اللہ‎ (allāh)

2. boss, supervisor.
3. owner, lord.