ملكة

See also: ملکه

Arabic

Etymology

Feminine of مَلِك (malik, “king”).

Noun

مَلِكَة • (malika) f (plural مَلِكَات (malikāt))

1. queen
2. princess
3. mistress
4. sharp and quick intellect

Declension

Declension of noun مَلِكَة (malika)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَلِكَة malika	الْمَلِكَة al-malika	مَلِكَة malikat
Nominative	مَلِكَةٌ malikatun	الْمَلِكَةُ al-malikatu	مَلِكَةُ malikatu
Accusative	مَلِكَةً malikatan	الْمَلِكَةَ al-malikata	مَلِكَةَ malikata
Genitive	مَلِكَةٍ malikatin	الْمَلِكَةِ al-malikati	مَلِكَةِ malikati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَلِكَتَيْن malikatayn	الْمَلِكَتَيْن al-malikatayn	مَلِكَتَيْ malikatay
Nominative	مَلِكَتَانِ malikatāni	الْمَلِكَتَانِ al-malikatāni	مَلِكَتَا malikatā
Accusative	مَلِكَتَيْنِ malikatayni	الْمَلِكَتَيْنِ al-malikatayni	مَلِكَتَيْ malikatay
Genitive	مَلِكَتَيْنِ malikatayni	الْمَلِكَتَيْنِ al-malikatayni	مَلِكَتَيْ malikatay
Plural	sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَلِكَات malikāt	الْمَلِكَات al-malikāt	مَلِكَات malikāt
Nominative	مَلِكَاتٌ malikātun	الْمَلِكَاتُ al-malikātu	مَلِكَاتُ malikātu
Accusative	مَلِكَاتٍ malikātin	الْمَلِكَاتِ al-malikāti	مَلِكَاتِ malikāti
Genitive	مَلِكَاتٍ malikātin	الْمَلِكَاتِ al-malikāti	مَلِكَاتِ malikāti

Related terms

• مَلِك (malik)

Descendants

• Malika

See also

• وَزِير (wazīr) (chess piece)

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “ملكة”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[1], London: W.H. Allen