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Also written ملك: مَلِك (king)
Highlights
Present tense
يَمْلِكُ
Verbal nouns
مَلْك، مِلْك، مُلْك
Active participle
Passive participle
مَمْلُوك
Most common words from the same root
مَلَكَ in English
Verb · Form I
- to take in possession, to take over, to acquire, to seize
- to possess, to lay hold, to own, to have, to be the owner
يَمْلِكُ ٱلرَّجُلُ سَيَّارَةً جَدِيدَةً.The man owns a new car.
- to dominate, to control
- to be the master
- to be capable, to be able, to be in a position to
- to rule, to reign, to exercise authority, to hold sway, to lord over
Words from the root م-ل-ك
Arabic verbs come in forms; each form's nouns are listed under its verb. See the whole root on one page →
مَلَكَ
· present يَمْلِكُ
Form I · The plain action
to take in possession, to take over, to acquire, to seize; to possess, to lay hold, to own, to have, to be the owner; to dominate, to control
مَلَّكَ
· present يُمَلِّكُ
Form II · Causative or intensive
to make the owner; to put in possession; to transfer ownership, to assign, to make over, to convey
تَمْلِيك
مُمَلِّك
مُمَلَّك
تَمَالَكَ
· present يَتَمَالَكُ
Form VI · Mutual action
to gain control over (something); to restrain oneself, to check oneself; to refrain
تَمَالُك
مُتَمَالِك
مُتَمَالَك
اِمْتَلَكَ
· present يَمْتَلِكُ
Form VIII · Reflexive, often idiomatic
to possess, own, have; to gain, win; to acquire
اِمْتِلَاك
مُمْتَلِك
مُمْتَلَك
مَلَكَ conjugation
Active voice. Present, subjunctive and jussive are the three moods of the non-past.
| Pronoun | Past | Present | Subjunctive | Jussive | Imperative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| أَنَا I | مَلَكْتُ | أَمْلِكُ | أَمْلِكَ | أَمْلِكْ | — |
| أَنْتَ you (m.) | مَلَكْتَ | تَمْلِكُ | تَمْلِكَ | تَمْلِكْ | اِمْلِكْ |
| أَنْتِ you (f.) | مَلَكْتِ | تَمْلِكِينَ | تَمْلِكِي | تَمْلِكِي | اِمْلِكِي |
| هُوَ he | مَلَكَ | يَمْلِكُ | يَمْلِكَ | يَمْلِكْ | — |
| هِيَ she | مَلَكَتْ | تَمْلِكُ | تَمْلِكَ | تَمْلِكْ | — |
| أَنْتُمَا you two | مَلَكْتُمَا | تَمْلِكَانِ | تَمْلِكَا | تَمْلِكَا | اِمْلِكَا |
| هُمَا they two (m.) | مَلَكَا | يَمْلِكَانِ | يَمْلِكَا | يَمْلِكَا | — |
| هُمَا they two (f.) | مَلَكَتَا | تَمْلِكَانِ | تَمْلِكَا | تَمْلِكَا | — |
| نَحْنُ we | مَلَكْنَا | نَمْلِكُ | نَمْلِكَ | نَمْلِكْ | — |
| أَنْتُمْ you all (m.) | مَلَكْتُمْ | تَمْلِكُونَ | تَمْلِكُوا | تَمْلِكُوا | اِمْلِكُوا |
| أَنْتُنَّ you all (f.) | مَلَكْتُنَّ | تَمْلِكْنَ | تَمْلِكْنَ | تَمْلِكْنَ | اِمْلِكْنَ |
| هُمْ they (m.) | مَلَكُوا | يَمْلِكُونَ | يَمْلِكُوا | يَمْلِكُوا | — |
| هُنَّ they (f.) | مَلَكْنَ | يَمْلِكْنَ | يَمْلِكْنَ | يَمْلِكْنَ | — |
| Verbal noun | مَلْك، مِلْك، مُلْك، مَلَكَة، مَمْلُكَة، مَمْلِكَة، مَمْلَكَة |
|---|---|
| Active participle | مَالِك |
| Passive participle | مَمْلُوك |
مَلَكَ in a sentence
Dictionary examples
to possess
يَمْلِكُ ٱلرَّجُلُ سَيَّارَةً جَدِيدَةً.The man owns a new car.
From a fully vowelled text
الرَّبُّ يَمْلِكُ إِلَى الدَّهْرِ وَالأَبَدِ».The LORD shall reign for ever and ever.Exodus 15:18, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
حَتَّى لاَ يَمْلِكَ الْفَاجِرُ وَلاَ يَكُونَ شَرَكًا لِلشَّعْبِ.That the hypocrite reign not, lest the people be ensnared.Job 34:30, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
هُوَذَا بِالْعَدْلِ يَمْلِكُ مَلِكٌ، وَرُؤَسَاءُ بِالْحَقِّ يَتَرَأَّسُونَ.Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in judgment.Isaiah 32:1, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
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