Type Word Usage Arabic Scripts ملك(Arabic) Meaning & History Arabic word meaning "king" [1]. Related ItemsDetails VariantmalakaOther Languages & Culturesmalaḵ, meleḵ(Ancient Hebrew) mlk(Ancient Semitic) mlk(Phoenician) Given Name DescendantsAbd al-Malik, Malik, Malika(Arabic) Melik, Melike(Turkish) Sources & References Wehr, Hans. A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic. Spoken Language Services, 1979, page 1082.