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mālik

proprietor, holder

مالِك

Word

Noun · pattern فاعِل

Root

م ل ك

Forms

Plural
مُلّاك

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قُلِ اللَّهُمَّ مَالِكَ الْمُلْكِ تُؤْتِي الْمُلْكَ مَنْ تَشَاءُ وَتَنْزِعُ الْمُلْكَ مِمَّنْ تَشَاءُ وَتُعِزُّ مَنْ تَشَاءُ وَتُذِلُّ مَنْ تَشَاءُ ۖ بِيَدِكَ الْخَيْرُ ۖ إِنَّكَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ

The Qurʾān, page 53 →

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Lane's Lexicon

Arabic–English, 1863–93 · 12 entries
  • مَلَكَهُ Form I He possessed it, or owned it, [and particularly] with ability to have it to himself exclusively
    He possessed it, or owned it, [and particularly] with ability to have it to himself exclusively: (M, K:) [and he exercised, or had, authority over it; for] مُلْكٌ signifies the exercise of authority to command and to forbid in respect of the generality of a people [&c.]: (Er-Rághib, TA:) or the having possession and command or authority: and the having power to exercise command or authority. (TA.) مِلْكٌ, as inf. n. of مَلَكَهُ meaning He possessed it, is more common than مَلْكٌ and مُلْكٌ. ― -b2- [مَلَكَ أَمْرَهُ He had the ruling, or ordering, of his affair, or case] And مَلَكَ عَلَى النَّاسِ أَمْرَهُمْ He had the dominion, or sovereignty, or ruling power, over the people. (Msb.) -A2- See 4.
  • مَلَّكَهُ Form II He made him to possess
    He made him to possess a thing; (S, K;) as also ↓ أَمْلَكَهُ. (K.) ― -b2- He made him king; or made him to have dominion, kingship, or rule. (Msb, K.) ― -b3- يُمَلَّكَ الرَّجُلُ أَمْرَهُ [The man shall be made to have the ruling, or ordering, of his affair, or affairs, or case]. (Sh, T in art. دين.)
  • مَالكَ أُمَّهُ Form III Open entry
    : see شَدَنَ.
  • العَجِينَ Form IV He kneaded well the dough
    ↓ مَلَكَ and أَمْلَكَهُ He kneaded well the dough. (S, K.) -A2- See 2.
  • تَمَلَّكَ Form V He took possession of
    He took possession of a thing [absolutely or] by force. (Msb.)
  • مَا تَمَالَكَ أَنْ فَعَلَ Form VI He could not restrain himself from doing
    He could not restrain himself from doing; (Mgh, Msb;) syn. مَا تَمَاسَكَ [q. v.] (S.)
  • مِلْكٌ Houses and lands
    : its pl. أَمْلاَكٌ, in common conventional language means [or rather includes] Houses and lands. (TA.) See its pl. pl. أَمْلاَكَاتٌ.
  • مُلْكٌ Dominion; sovereignty; kingship; rule; mastership; ownership; possession
    Dominion; sovereignty; kingship; rule; mastership; ownership; possession; right of possession; authority; sway. ― -b2- مُلْكُ ٱللّٰهِ God's world of spirits; or invisible world. (TA, art. شهد.) ― -b3- [مُلْكٌ (when distinguished from ملكوت) The dominion that is apparent; as that of the earth.]
  • مَلَكٌ An angel
    An angel: see مَأْلَكٌ. ― -b2- مَلَكٌ Water. (S.)
  • مَلِكُ الأَمْلاَكِ The king of kings
    The king of kings. See أَخْنَعُ.
  • مَلاَكُ الأَمْرِ That whereby the thing
    and ↓ مِلاَكُهُ That whereby the thing &c. subsists: (S, KL:) its قَِوَام [q. v.] by whom, or by which, it is ruled, or ordered: (K:) its foundation; syn. أَصْلُهُ: (KL:) its support; that upon which it rests: (T, TA:) it may be rendered the cause, or means, of the subsistence of the thing; &c.
  • مِلَاكٌ Open entry
    see مَلاَكٌ.

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