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

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

Anagrams

Greenlandic

Etymology

From malik (“wave”).

Proper noun

Malik

  1. A male given name.

References

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
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