maalík owner; employer; lord; ruler

Part of Speech n.masc
Vernacular Form مالِک
Phonetic Form maalík
Inflection Class aan-decl (Pl): maalikaán, (Obl): -á
Origin Urdu/Persian (Arabic): maalik
    • owner; employer; lord; ruler
      • Example 370:
        tanaám xátum the ba aní wataní so maalík bhílu.
        tanaám
        3pl.acc
        xátum
        finished
        the
        do
        -í
        -CV
        ba
        top
        aní
        prox
        watán
        land
        -í
        -obl
        so
        REM.MSG.nom
        maalík
        owner
        bhe
        become
        -íl
        -pfv
        -u
        -MSG
        When he had got rid of them, he became the ruler of this place.
        Source: A:ASH045-6
      • Example 867:
        eesó ghoóṣṭ purá bhílii pahúrta maaliká the hawaalá de ba baáanu.
        eesó
        REM.MSG.nom
        ghoóṣṭ
        house
        purá
        complete
        bhe
        become
        -íl
        -pfv
        -ii
        -gen
        pahúrta
        after
        maalík
        owner
        -a
        -obl
        the
        to
        hawaalá
        custody
        de
        give
        -í
        -CV
        ba
        top
        be
        go
        -án
        -prs
        -u
        -MSG
        When the work on the/that house is completed, he [the carpenter] hands it over to the owner to live in.
        Source: A:HOW086