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

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Persian

Etymology

From Arabic مَالِك‎ (mālik).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian): IPA^(key): /mɑːlik/

• (Dari): IPA^(key): /mɒːlɪk/

• (Iranian Persian): IPA^(key): /mɒːlek/
• (Tajik): IPA^(key): /mɔːlik/

Noun

Dari	مالک
Iranian Persian
Tajik	молик (molik)

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: ਮਾਲਕ (mālak)

  Shahmukhi: مالک‎ (mālk)

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Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian ملک‎ (malek), from Arabic مَلِك‎ (malik, “king”).

Noun

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

1. owner
2. lord, master
3. God

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Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian مالک‎, from Arabic مَالِك‎ (mālik).

Noun

مالک • (mālik) m

1. (religion) God.

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

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