مالک

See also: مالك

Chagatai

Etymology

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

Noun

مالک • (mālk /mālik/) (plural ملک (/⁠mülläk⁠/))

1. owner, possessor, proprietor

   Synonyms: ایدی (ʾydy /⁠idi⁠/), صاحب (ṣāḥb /⁠sāhib⁠/), اهل (ʾhl /⁠ähl⁠/)

2. lord, master

   Synonym: ایدی (ʾydy /⁠idi⁠/)

Proper noun

مالک • (mālk /mālik/)

1. a male given name

Related terms

• املاک (ʾmlāk /⁠ämlāk⁠/)
• تملیک (tmlyk /⁠tämlīk⁠/)
• ملک (mlk /⁠mälik, mülk⁠/)
• مملوک (mmlwk /⁠mämlūk⁠/)
• مملکت (mmlkt /⁠mämläkät⁠/)

Descendants

• Uzbek: molik

Further reading

• Bahawudun, Muhemmettursun; Gheyurani, Ghenizat; Qadir, Isma'il; Ehet, Ablimit (2002), چاغاتاي تىلىنىڭ ئىزاھلىق لۇغىتى [Explanatory Dictionary of the Chagatai Language]‎^[1] (in Uyghur), Shinjang Xelq Neshriyati, →ISBN, page 589

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

• 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

Borrowed from Arabic مَالِك (mālik).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /maː.ˈlik/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mɑː.lɪ́k]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mɑː.lɪ́k]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [mɑː.lɪ́k]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [mɔː.lík]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [mɒː.lékʰʲ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [mɔ.lík]

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

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Noun

مالک • (mālik / mâlek) (plural مالک‌ها (mālik-hā / mâlek-hâ), or مالکان (mālikān / mâlekân), or مالکین (mâlekin), Tajik spelling молик)

1. owner

   Synonym: صاحب (sâheb)

   مالک ماشین ― mâlek-e mâšin ― car owner

Derived terms

• مالکانه (mâlekâne)
• مالکیت (mâlekiyat)

Descendants

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

  Hindi: मालिक (mālik)

  Urdu: مالک (mālik)

• → Konkani: मालक (mālak)
• → Marathi: मालक (mālak)
• → Pashto: مالک (mâlik)
• → 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.