Malaika: meaning, origin and pronunciation
GirlArabic
ملائکہ
مَلَائِكَة
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Malaika (ملائکہ, Arabic مَلَائِكَة) means “angels”. It comes from the Arabic root م ل ك. Source: Lane, Arabic–English Lexicon, م ل ك.
- Meaning
- angels
- معنی
- فرشتے
Where it comes from
Plural of malak, angel; lexicographers differ on whether it comes from ʾalūka (message) or from م ل ك, and Lane discusses both.
- Say it
- ma-laa-i-kaAudio recordings coming later
- Root
- م ل ك
- Other spellings
- Malaikah · Malaeka
- Themes
- Faith