Learn Arabic › A1 › مَلَك
مَلَك
to own /ˈma.la.ka/
verbA1#281 most common
Also: to possess, to rule, to take possession of
Example sentences
أَمْلِكُ كِتابًا.
I own a book.
هَل تَمْلِكُ سَيّارَةً؟
Do you own a car?
هُوَ يَمْلِكُ بَيْتًا كَبيرًا في وَسَطِ المَدينَة.
He owns a big house in the center of the city.
لا أَمْلِكُ ما يَكْفي مِنَ المالِ لِشِراءِ هذِهِ الأَرْض.
I do not have enough money to buy this land.
مَنْ يَمْلِكُ المَعْلوماتِ يَمْلِكُ القَرار.
Whoever owns the information owns the decision.
لَمْ يَمْلِكْ نَفْسَهُ مِنَ الغَضَبِ فانْفَجَرَ صارِخًا.
He could not contain himself out of anger and burst out screaming.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | أَمْلِكُ | مَلَكْتُ | سَأَمْلِكُ |
| 2sg | تَمْلِكُ | مَلَكْتَ | سَتَمْلِكُ |
| 3sg | يَمْلِكُ | مَلَكَ | سَيَمْلِكُ |
| 1pl | نَمْلِكُ | مَلَكْنا | سَنَمْلِكُ |
| 2pl | تَمْلِكونَ | مَلَكْتُم | سَتَمْلِكونَ |
| 3pl | يَمْلِكونَ | مَلَكوا | سَيَمْلِكونَ |
Word family
Etymology
The verb comes from the Semitic root m-l-k, which ties together ownership and rule. The same root gives Arabic مَلِك (king) and مَمْلَكَة (kingdom). Related forms appear across the Semitic family, from Hebrew to Akkadian.
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