Malik

See also: malik and malík

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • (US) IPA(key): /məˈlik/, /mɑˈlik/

Proper noun

Malik (plural Maliks)

  1. A male given name from Arabic.
  2. A surname from Arabic.

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

Derived terms

Translations

Anagrams

Greenlandic

Etymology

From malik (“wave”).

Proper noun

Malik

  1. a male given name

References

Polish

Etymology

From mały (“small”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈma.lik/
  • Rhymes: -alik
  • Syllabification: Ma‧lik

Proper noun

Malik m pers

  1. a male surname

Declension
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

Proper noun

Malik f (indeclinable)

  1. a female surname

Derived terms
  • Malikowa
  • Malikówna

See also
  • Appendix:Polish surnames
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