Arabic vocabulary
مُلْكkingdom in Arabic
مُلْك is how you say “kingdom” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in a real example sentence from classical texts below.
Root م ل ك (m-l-k)noun (verbal noun / maṣdar)Pronounced mulk
Meaning of kingdom in Arabic
- dominion, sovereignty, kingship, rule — the exercise of authority to command and forbid over a people
- mastership, ownership, possession, right of possession
- authority, sway
- the apparent, worldly dominion — used in contrast with ملكوت, the unseen realm, e.g. dominion over the earth
مُلْك is the abstract noun for dominion, sovereignty, or the right to rule — distinct from مَمْلَكَة, which names the concrete kingdom or realm ruled over. In religious usage it can denote God's world of spirits or the visible, earthly dominion, set against مَلَكُوت for the unseen world.
Words from the same root
- مَلَكَhe possessed, owned, or held authority over (it)
- مَلَّكَhe made someone possess a thing; made him king
- مِلْكٌpossession, property (pl. أملاك: houses and lands)
- مَلِكٌking
- مَالِكٌowner, possessor, master
- مَمْلَكَةٌa kingdom, or realm
- مَمْلُوكٌa slave, a bondman
- مَلَكٌan angel
Common questions
- How do you say "kingdom" in Arabic?
- مُلْك (mulk) denotes the abstract dominion, sovereignty, or rule of a king; the concrete kingdom or realm itself is مَمْلَكَة (mamlakah).
- What is the difference between مُلْك and مَمْلَكَة؟
- مُلْك is the abstract dominion, sovereignty, or authority to rule, while مَمْلَكَة is the actual kingdom or realm over which that rule is exercised.
Definitions synthesised from Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (E. W. Lane, 1863–1893).
Example sentences
لا ينقصه من ملكه ما وهب وآتى،
His kingdom is not diminished by what He grants and gives,
مُلْكِهِ — His kingdom. In the genitive because 'from' governs it, this noun carries an attached 'his' pointing back to Allah, so it means 'His kingdom'. The suffix tracks the owner, naming the dominion that the giving does not lessen.
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