English Explanatory Dictionary

Malik

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A male given name from Arabic.
  2. A surname from Arabic.
noun
  1. A tribal chieftain in certain areas of Afghanistan and Pakistan, especially among the Pashtuns.
  2. A tribal chieftain in modern Assyrian society.
noun
  1. An upper-caste landlord in the southern part of Bihar in eastern India.

Pronunciation

/məˈlik/ /mɑˈlik/

Word forms

Malik Maliks

Etymology

From Arabic مَالِك (mālik) and مَلِك (malik, “Leader”).

Related words

malikana

Derived words

Maliki Malikism
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