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# malik

noun-like word (malik, from Arabic and other languages); proper noun (Malik — a name)

«malik» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Malik is a name, used as a first name or a family name in many Muslim, Arab and South Asian families (a name). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/malik/#m1)
2. In Arabic, Urdu and some other languages, «malik» means «king» or «owner, master»; it is not an English word. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/malik/#m2)

### In the lessons

Children meet Malik as the name of classmates, famous people or characters in stories. In RE lessons about Islam, «Al-Malik» (the King) is one of the names Muslims use for God. In English it is used only as a name or a borrowed word. Phrases: «Mr Malik», «Malik's family».

### Examples

- My friend Malik plays goalkeeper. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/malik/#x1)
- Mrs Malik is our new head teacher. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/malik/#x2)
- In Arabic, «malik» means «king». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/malik/#x3)
- Malik and his sister walk to school together. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/malik/#x4)
- Muslims call God «Al-Malik», which means «the King». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/malik/#x5)
- Malik wrote a story about a dragon. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/malik/#x6)

### Note

As a name, always write it with a capital M. Sounds like «MAH-lik» or «MAL-ik». Do not invent facts about a person called Malik; it is just a name unless a text tells you more.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «malik» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/malik/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«malik» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/malik.html) on Mova free.