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

Borrowed from Arabic مَالِك (mālik).

Pronunciation

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

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [mɔ.lík]

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

Noun

Dari	مالک
Iranian Persian
Tajik	молик

مالک • (mâlek) (plural مالک‌ها (mâlek-hâ) or مالکان (mâlekân) or مالکین (mâlekin))

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.