Arabic word sheet
مَلَكَ
To own, to possess
- Type
- verb
- Root
- م ل ك
Meaning and usage
To own, to possess
To have a thing as one's own, to be its owner and able to dispose of it alone. Said of goods, a house, land.
مَلَكَ الْجَارُ بَيْتًا كَبِيرًا
The neighbour owned a big house.
To rule, to reign over
To hold power over a country or over people, to command and to forbid.
مَلَكَ الْأَمِيرُ الْبِلَادَ عِشْرِينَ سَنَةً
The prince ruled the country for twenty years.
To be in control of
To have the running of an affair, to hold it in hand and decide about it.
مَلَكَ الْمُدِيرُ أَمْرَ الشَّرِكَةِ
The manager had control of the company's affairs.
Word family
What the root means م ل ك
The root carries the idea of holding a thing as one's own and having sole disposal of it. From it come the words for property, the owner, the king, the power to rule and making someone master of a thing.
property, possession
مِلْكٌ
kingship, sovereignty
مُلْكٌ
owner
مَالِكٌ
king
مَلِكٌ
to make someone the owner, to put in possession
مَلَّكَ
to take possession of, to seize
تَمَلَّكَ
Synonyms
to obtain, to come into possession of
حَازَ
It names the moment of getting hold of a thing, whereas the headword states the lasting condition of the one who owns it.