مملوك

Arabic

Root
م ل ك‎ (m-l-k)

Etymology

Derived from the passive participle of the verb مَلَكَ‎ (malaka).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mam.luːk/

Noun

مَمْلُوك • (mamlūk) m, plural مَمَالِيك‎ (mamālīk)

  1. a slave
  2. white slave; mameluke

Declension

Descendants

  • French: mamelouk, mameluk
    • → English: mameluke
    • → Italian: mammalucco
    • → Sicilian: mammaluccu

Adjective

مَمْلُوك • (mamlūk), feminine مَمْلُوكَة‎ (mamlūka), masculine plural مَمْلُوكُونَ‎ (mamlūkūna), feminine plural مَمْلُوكَات‎ (mamlūkāt)

  1. owned, in possession, belonging
    ‏غَيْر مَمْلُوك‎ ― ḡayr mamlūk ― extra commercium; res extra commercium (Islamic law: that cannot be owned by individuals)

Declension

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