Introduction
MLK is King
(Martin Luther King Jr. Day Holiday Bonus)
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Semitic *m-l-k-
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Semitic *malk-
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Central Semitic
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Arabic مَلِك malik king, monarch
- Pashto ملک malik king
- Persian ملک malek king
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Arabic مَلِك Malik King (personal name)
- English Malik
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Northwest Semitic
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Aramaic מַלְכָּא malkā king
- Arabic مَلِك malik king, monarch possible borrowing from Aramaic, to account for irregular vowel
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Canaanite
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Ammonite 𐤌𐤋𐤊 mlk king, Moloch
- Hebrew מולך mólekh Moloch
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Hebrew מֶלֶךְ mélekh king
- Yiddish מלך meylekh king
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Hebrew מלכיאור Melkhior King-of-Light (personal name)
- English Melchior
- Phoenician 𐤌𐤋𐤊 mlk king
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- Ugaritic 𐎎𐎍𐎋 malku king
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East Semitic
- Akkadian 𒂷𒆪 malku(m) king, prince
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South Semitic
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Old South Arabian
- Sabaean 𐩣𐩡𐩫 mlk king
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Semitic *malkat queen
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Central Semitic
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Arabic مَلِكَة malika queen
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Persian ملکه maleke queen
- Hindi मलिका malikā queen
- Swahili malkia queen
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Arabic مَلِكَة Malika Queen (personal name)
- English Malika
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Northwest Semitic
- Aramaic מַלְכְּתָא malk'ṯā queen
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Canaanite
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Hebrew מַלְכָּה malká queen
- Yiddish מלכּה malke queen
- Ugaritic 𐎎𐎍𐎋𐎚 mlkt queen
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Semitic *ʔamlāk- kings broken plural
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Central Semitic
- Arabic أَمْلَاك ʾamlāk kings
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South Semitic
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Ethiopic *ʔamlāk-
- Amharic አምላክ ʾämlak god
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Semitic *malaka to rule
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Central Semitic
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Arabic مَلَكَ malaka to posses, to rule, to acquire
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Arabic مَالِك mālik owner, leader
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Persian مالک mâlek owner
- Hindi मालिक mālik God, Lord, boss, owner
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Arabic مَمْلُوك mamlūk possessed, slave, mameluke
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French mamelouk mameluke
- English mameluke
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Northwest Semitic
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Canaanite
- Hebrew מָלַךְ malákh to rule
- Ugaritic 𐎎𐎍𐎋 malaka to rule
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Semitic *ma-mlaka kingdom derivative of place
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Central Semitic
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Arabic مَمْلَكَة mamlaka kindgom
- Persian مملکت mamlekat country
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Ottoman Turkish مملكت memleket kingdom, country
- Turkish memleket homeland
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Northwest Semitic
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Canaanite
- Hebrew מַמְלָכָה mamlakhá kingdom
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