Type Word Usage Arabic Scripts ملك(Arabic) Meaning & History Arabic word meaning "to acquire, to possess" [1]. Related ItemsFamily Tree·Details VariantmalikOther Languages & Culturesmalaḵ, meleḵ(Ancient Hebrew) mlk(Ancient Semitic) mlk(Phoenician) Given Name DescendantsMaalik, Malik(Arabic) Sources & References Wehr, Hans. A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic. Spoken Language Services, 1979, page 1081.