مَلَكَ (malaka)to own
Conjugation, meanings and vowelled example sentences for the Arabic verb مَلَكَ (malaka) — “to own”, drawn from the reader’s verified vocabulary bank. Every form carries full harakat.
Conjugation (1): مَلَكَ يَمْلِكُ
| Past · الماضي | Present · المضارع | Imperative · الأمر | Verbal noun · المصدر |
|---|---|---|---|
| مَلَكَ malaka | يَمْلِكُ yamliku | اِمْلِكْ aimlik | مِلْك milk |
Conjugation (2): مَلَّكَ يُمَلِّكُ
| Past · الماضي | Present · المضارع | Imperative · الأمر | Verbal noun · المصدر |
|---|---|---|---|
| مَلَّكَ malaaka | يُمَلِّكُ yumaliiku | مَلِّكْ maliik | تَمْلِيك tamlīk |
Meanings & examples
1. to own
- مَلَكَ الرَّجُلُ بَيْتًا كَبِيرًا.The man owned a big house.
- تَمْلِكُ الشَّرِكَةُ العَدِيدَ مِنَ المَصَانِعِ.The company owns many factories.
- أَلَمْ تَمْلِكْ هَذِهِ الأَرْضَ قَبْلًا؟Did you not own this land before?
2. to possess
- يَمْلِكُ الرَّجُلُ بَيْتًا كَبِيرًا.The man possesses a large house.
- تَمْلِكُ الشَّرِكَةُ بَرَاءَةَ اخْتِرَاعٍ هَامَّةٍ.The company possesses a significant patent.
- أَلَمْ تَمْلِكْ أَيَّ مَخْرَجٍ مِن هَذِهِ الأَزْمَةِ؟Did you possess any way out of this crisis?
3. to make someone king
- مَلَّكُوا الأَمِيرَ الشَّابَّ عَلَى العَرْشِ.They made the young prince king on the throne.
- قَرَّرَ المَجْلِسُ أَنْ يُمَلِّكَ ابْنَ المَلِكِ المَرِيضِ بَعْدَ وَفَاتِهِ.The council decided to make the sick king's son king after his death.
- أَلَمْ يُرِدِ الشَّعْبُ أَنْ يُمَلِّكَ قَائِدًا جَدِيدًا؟Did not the people want to make a new leader king?
4. to have
- يَمْلِكُ الشَّرِكَةَ الكَبِيرَةَ.He possesses the large company.
- هَلْ تَمْلِكُ هَذِهِ الأَرْضَ؟Do you possess this land?
- تَمْلِكُ العَائِلَةُ مَنْزِلًا قَدِيمًا عَلَى نَهْرِ النِّيلِ.The family possesses an old house on the Nile River.
5. to rule
- مَلَكَ القَائِدُ الجَزِيرَةَ بِأَكْمَلِهَا بَعْدَ المَعْرَكَةِ.The commander ruled the island in its entirety after the battle.
- مَلَكَ المَلِكُ البِلَادَ بِحِكْمَةٍ وَعَدْلٍ لِعُقُودٍ طَوِيلَةٍ.The king ruled the country with wisdom and justice for long decades.
- لَمْ يَمْلِكِ الإِمْبَرَاطُورُ سِوَى جُزْءٍ صَغِيرٍ مِنَ الأَرْضِ فِي بِدَايَةِ حُكْمِهِ.The emperor did not rule except a small part of the land at the beginning of his reign.
6. to be able
- مَلَكَ الرَّجُلُ أَنْ يُغَادِرَ الْمَكَانَ فِي أَيِّ وَقْتٍ.The man was able to leave the place at any time.
- هَلْ مَلَكْتَ أَنْ تُنْهِيَ الْعَمَلَ قَبْلَ الْمَوْعِدِ؟Were you able to finish the work before the deadline?
- لَمْ يَمْلِكِ الطِّفْلُ أَنْ يَتَوَقَّفَ عَنِ الْبُكَاءِ.The child was not able to stop crying.
7. to control
- مَلَكَ الْقَائِدُ زِمَامَ الْأُمُورِ بِحِكْمَةٍ.The leader controlled the reins of affairs with wisdom.
- يَمْلِكُ الْإِنْسَانُ نَفْسَهُ بِالصَّبْرِ.Man controls himself with patience.
- امْلِكْ غَضَبَكَ لِتَسْلَمَ.Control your anger to be safe.
8. to give possession
- مَلَّكَ الْأَبُ ابْنَهُ الْأَرْضَ.The father gave his son possession of the land.
- مَلَّكَ اللَّهُ الْإِنْسَانَ الْأَرْضَ وَمَا عَلَيْهَا.God gave man possession of the earth and what is on it.
- مَلَّكَ الْقَاضِي الْوَلِيَّ أَمْرَ الْيَتِيمِ.The judge gave the guardian possession of the orphan's affairs.
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