Appendix:Arabic roots/م ل ك

Arabic

Root

م ل ك • (m l k)

1. related to possession and authority

Derived terms

Verbs

• Form I: مَلَكَ (malaka, “to take possession, acquire, seize”)
  • Active participle: مَالِك (mālik)
  • Passive participle: مَمْلُوك (mamlūk)
• Form II: مَلَّكَ (mallaka, “to transfer to; to assign”)
  • Verbal noun: تَمْلِيك (tamlīk)
  • Active participle: مُمَلِّك (mumallik)
  • Passive participle: مُمَلَّك (mumallak)
• Form IV: أَمْلَكَ (ʔamlaka, “to transfer to; to assign”)
  • Verbal noun: إِمْلَاك (ʔimlāk)
  • Active participle: مُمْلِك (mumlik)
  • Passive participle: مُمْلَك (mumlak)
• Form V: تَمَلَّكَ (tamallaka, “to take over; to become king; to take root”)
  • Verbal noun: تَمَلُّك (tamalluk)
  • Active participle: مُتَمَلِّك (mutamallik)
  • Passive participle: مُتَمَلَّك (mutamallak)
• Form VI: تَمَالَكَ (tamālaka, “to gain control; to restrain”)
  • Verbal noun: تَمَالُك (tamāluk)
  • Active participle: مُتَمَالِك (mutamālik)
  • Passive participle: مُتَمَالَك (mutamālak)
• Form VIII: اِمْتَلَكَ (imtalaka, “to possess; to have; to acquire”)
  • Verbal noun: اِمْتِلَاك (imtilāk)
  • Active participle: مُمْتَلِك (mumtalik)
  • Passive participle: مُمْتَلَك (mumtalak)
• Form X: اِسْتَمْلَكَ (istamlaka, “to appropriate; to dominate; to own; to master”)
  • Verbal noun: اِسْتِمْلَاك (istimlāk)
  • Active participle: مُسْتَمْلِك (mustamlik)
  • Passive participle: مُسْتَمْلَك (mustamlak)

Nouns

• مَالِك (mālik)
• مَلِك (malik)
• مَلَك (malak)
• مُلْكِيَّة (mulkiyya)
• مِلْكِيَّة (milkiyya)
• مَمْلَكَة (mamlaka)

Adjectives

• أَمْلَك (ʔamlak)
• مَلَكِيّ (malakiyy, “royal”)

References

• Wehr, Hans (1960) “Arabic roots/م ل ك”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 3rd edition, Ithaca, NY: Otto Harrassowitz