मलिका

See also: मल्लिका

Hindi

Alternative forms

मलका (malkā)

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian ‎ (maleke), from Arabic مَلِكَة‎ (malika), feminine of مَلِك‎ (malik, “king”).

Pronunciation

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /mə.lɪ.kɑː/, [mə.l̪ɪ.käː]
Rhymes: -ɑː

Noun

मलिका • (malikā) f (masculine मलिक, Urdu spelling ملکہ‎)

queen
Synonyms: महारानी (mahārānī), रानी (rānī)

Declension

Declension of मलिका (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	मलिका malikā	मलिकाएँ malikāẽ
oblique	मलिका malikā	मलिकाओं malikāõ
vocative	मलिका malikā	मलिकाओ malikāo

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “मलका”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

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