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[Facts] Re: arabic script of Malik and Malak
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I completely understand your confusion. It would probably be confusing for Arabic speakers as well, but both these names are written the same way in Arabic. Here is a native Arabic dictionary that directly states this: https://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-ar/ملك/ (look at the tashkeel forms مَلَك (5) and مَلِك (6) for Malak and Malik respectively)

This message was edited 1/13/2025, 9:16 AM

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Hans Wehr lists both of the Arabic words under the same root headword -- malaka "to take in possession, to take over, etc" -- which implies an etymological connection. However, this does not seem to be supported by other sources.
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Thanks, that helps!
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