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مَلْأَك
angel /ˈmalʔak/
nounB2#3231 most common
Also: messenger (archaic sense), divine envoy
Example sentences
هَذَا مَلْأَكٌ.
This is an angel.
رَأَيْتُ مَلْأَكًا فِي حُلْمِي.
I saw an angel in my dream.
يُؤْمِنُ الْمُسْلِمُونَ بِوُجُودِ الْمَلْأَكِ.
Muslims believe in the existence of the angel.
قَالَ الْمَلْأَكُ لِمَرْيَمَ إِنَّهَا سَتَلِدُ عِيسَى.
The angel told Mary that she would give birth to Jesus.
تَتَجَلَّى رَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ فِي إِرْسَالِ الْمَلْأَكِ لِحِمَايَةِ عِبَادِهِ.
God's mercy shows itself in sending the angel to protect his servants.
تَحُفُّ الْمَلَائِكَةُ بِالْعَرْشِ مُسَبِّحَةً بِحَمْدِ رَبِّهَا.
The angels surround the throne, glorifying their Lord's praise.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | مَلْأَكٌ | مَلَائِكَةٌ |
| Genitive | مَلْأَكٍ | مَلَائِكَةٍ |
| Accusative | مَلْأَكًا | مَلَائِكَةً |
| Vocative | يَا مَلْأَكُ | يَا مَلَائِكَةُ |
Word family
مَلاك (malāk)angel (the common modern spelling)
مَلَائِكَة (malā'ika)angels (plural)
مَلَائِكِيّ (malā'ikiyy)angelic
أَلُوكَة (aluka)a message or errand
Etymology
Mal'ak is the classical Arabic word for angel. Arab lexicographers trace it to the verb alaka, to send with a message, so the word literally names one who is sent. The same Semitic root gives Hebrew mal'akh and Aramaic mal'akha, both meaning messenger or angel. In everyday modern Arabic the shorter form malak or malak is far more common than this older hamza spelling, which now mostly appears in classical texts and dictionaries.
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