/məˈlik/, /mɑˈlik/
OriginFrom Arabic مَالِك (mālik) and مَلِك (malik, “Leader”).
- A male given name from Arabic.
- A surname from Arabic.
- A tribal chieftain in certain areas of Afghanistan and Pakistan, especially among the Pashtuns.
“These outsiders introduced the idea that certain maliks in the nang areas, like the khans in the qalang areas, could receive special privileges in representing the jirga to the outside world. ¶ The no”
- A tribal chieftain in modern Assyrian society.
“The leader of this party was Khoshaba, one of the chiefs, though not the real malik of the Lower Tiyari clan.”
- An upper-caste landlord in the southern part of Bihar in eastern India.
“[…] the essay interprets the oral traditions of the outcaste Bhuinyas who have traditionally worked as the kamias or dependent labourers of maliks or upper-caste landlords in the southern part of Biha”
FormsMaliks(plural) · maliks(plural)