Arabic for own

malaka
ﻣَﻠَﻚَ
own – past tense he
yamliku
ﻳَﻤﻠِﻚُ
own – present tense he

The Arabic verb for own is written ﻣَﻠَﻚَ and pronunced malaka in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳَﻤﻠِﻚُ and pronounced yamliku. See more conjugations

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Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb

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Important letters:
The root of the word own consists of three Arabic letters: mim that is written and pronounced m, lam that is written and pronounced l and kaf that is written and pronounced k. Words with the same root letters are often related.

Words related to own

The word own letter by letter

ﻣَﻠَﻚَ
ﻣـ
ـﻠـ
ـﻚ
 
ﻣـ
ـﻠـ
ـﻚ
 
ﻣـ
ـﻤـ
ـﻢ
ﻟـ
ـﻠـ
ـﻞ
ﻛـ
ـﻜـ
ـﻚ
 
mim
m
lam
l
kaf
k
 
 
The Arabic word for own consists of: The letter mim that is written ﻡ ( here ﻣـ ) and pronounced m and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. The letter lam that is written ﻝ ( here ـﻠـ ) and pronounced l and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. The letter kaf that is written ﻙ ( here ـﻚ ) and pronounced k and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. Therefore, the word is writen ﻣَﻠَﻚَ and pronounced malaka.
Arabic is written from right to left. Short vowels are placed above or under the letters, the are usually omitted.
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The pattern for own

fa3ala becomes malaka

We have seen that the Arabic word for own is written ﻣَﻠَﻚَ and pronounced malaka. It follows the pattern verb form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fa3ala where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fa3ala and the root letters are m, l and k, the word becomes malaka.
All Arabic words with the same pattern follow the same structure. If you know the pattern and root of a word, you can often guess its meaning. Learn more about Arabic word patterns

Words with the same pattern as own

Conjugations of own

past tense
present tense
he
malaka
ﻣَﻠَﻚَ
he - past tense
yamliku
ﻳَﻤﻠِﻚُ
he - present tense
she
malakat
ﻣَﻠَﻜَﺖ
she - past tense
tamliku
ﺗَﻤﻠِﻚُ
she - present tense
I
malaktu
ﻣَﻠَﻜﺖُ
I - past tense
'amliku
ﺃَﻣﻠِﻚُ
I - present tense