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مَلِكَة
queen /ˈma.li.ka/
nounA2#932 most common
Also: queen consort, queen (chess piece)
Example sentences
المَلِكَةُ جميلة.
The queen is beautiful.
هذه مَلِكَةٌ عظيمة.
This is a great queen.
تعيش المَلِكَةُ في القصر الكبير.
The queen lives in the big palace.
قابلتُ المَلِكَةَ في الحفل أمس.
I met the queen at the party yesterday.
تُوِّجَت المَلِكَةُ الجديدة بعد وفاة والدها.
The new queen was crowned after her father's death.
حكمت المَلِكَةُ إمبراطوريتها بحكمةٍ نادرةٍ رغم المؤامرات التي أحاطت بعرشها.
The queen ruled her empire with rare wisdom despite the plots around her throne.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | مَلِكَةٌ | مَلِكَاتٌ |
| Genitive | مَلِكَةٍ | مَلِكَاتٍ |
| Accusative | مَلِكَةً | مَلِكَاتٍ |
| Vocative | يا مَلِكَةُ | يا مَلِكَاتُ |
Word family
Etymology
The word comes from the Semitic root m-l-k, meaning to own, possess, and rule. مَلِكَة is the feminine of مَلِك, king, formed by adding the feminine ending. The same root gives a family of words for kingship, property, and dominion across the Semitic languages.
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