مَالِكَة
Malika
مالکہ
Say it: MAA-li-kah · /ˈmaː.lɪ.kaː/
Girl nameArabicQuranic root
Meaning
“Owner, mistress, queen”
مالکن، مالکہ
What scholars say side by side
Deobandi
دیوبندی
Darul Uloom Deoband
PermissibleDeoband: permissible / correct - can be kept (same fatwa as post 109283) (meaning: queen).
Darul Ifta, Darul Uloom Deoband - "Is it acceptable for Muslims to name their children Malika, which means “queen”?" (Fatwa 279=278/N); read via islamqa.org mirror
Source →Darul Uloom Deoband
PermissibleDeoband: permissible / correct - no fault; may be kept (meaning: queen).
Darul Ifta, Darul Uloom Deoband - "Can we keep the girls name malika, which means queen?" (Fatwa 406/J); original: http://www.darulifta-deoband.com/home/en/qa/258; read via islamqa.org mirror
Source →1 more ruling
Darul Uloom Deoband
PermissibleDeoband: permissible / correct - can be kept (meaning: queen).
Darul Ifta, Darul Uloom Deoband - "Is it permissible for Muslims to use the name Malika?" (Fatwa 279=278/N); original: http://www.darulifta-deoband.com/home/en/qa/178; read via islamqa.org mirror
Source →What the references say
- Sultan Qaboos Encyclopedia of Arab Namesowner, queen (feminine of Malik) Open →
- Quranic Arabic Corpusmasculine lemma of a feminine name (reviewer to confirm): مَٰلِك (Noun, 3x) Open →
- Qabas Arabic lexiconroot أ ل ك; gender Boy; type اسم; Same letters - vowels differ or not given, may be another word; word is grammatically masculine, we say Girl
Questions about Malika
What does Malika mean?
Malika means “Owner, mistress, queen”. In Urdu: مالکن، مالکہ.
Is Malika a boy or girl name?
Malika is a girl's name.
What is the origin of Malika?
Malika is of Arabic origin. Its Arabic root is أ ل ك.
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