Malik

Malik

See also: malik and malík

English

Etymology

From Arabic مَلِك‎ (malik, “king”).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /məˈlik/, /mɑˈlik/

Proper noun

Malik

1. A male given name.
2. A surname​.

Translations

given name

Arabic: مَلِك‎ (ar) m (malik) Russian: Мали́к (ru) m (Malík), Ма́лик (ru) m (Málik)

Uyghur: مەلىك‎ (melik)

Usage notes

• Popularized in the United States in the 1970s, when it became known as the Muslim name of Malcolm X.

Anagrams

• likam

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Greenlandic

Etymology

From malik (“wave”).

Proper noun

Malik

1. A male given name.

References

• Navnestatistik for Grønland 1998
• Oqaatsit kallallisuumiit qallunaatuumut / Grønlandsk dansk ordbog, Ilinniusiorfik 2002. →ISBN

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Polish

Etymology

From mały (“small”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈma.lʲik/

Proper noun

Malik m pers or f

1. A masculine surname​.
2. A feminine surname​.

Declension

Masculine surname:

declension of Malik

	singular	plural
nominative	Malik	Malikowie
genitive	Malika	Malików
dative	Malikowi	Malikom
accusative	Malika	Malików
instrumental	Malikiem	Malikami
locative	Maliku	Malikach
vocative	Maliku	Malikowie

The feminine surname is indeclinable.

Derived terms

• Malikowa f
• Malikówna f

See also

• Appendix:Polish surnames