Malak

For other uses, see Malak (disambiguation).

See also: Angel (Judaism)

Mal'ak (also spelled Malak, Melek) is the Semitic word for "angel" (Template:Lang-ar, malāk; Hebrew מַלְאָךְ; Ge'ez መልዐክ, mal`āk; Aramaic מלאך). The plural of malak ("angels") is ملائكه malaa`ikah in Arabic, מַלְאָכִים malakim in Hebrew, and መላዕክት mala`ikt in Ge'ez.

In Arabic and Turkish, it is also used as a given name (both male and female).

The Turkish form of the name is Melek.

People named Malak

• Malak Hifni Nasif (1886-1918), Egyptian feminist and poet
• Malak Karsh (1915–2001), Canadian photographer

Fictional people

• Darth Malak, a Star Wars Sith Lord

Places

• Malak, Northern Territory a suburb in the City of Darwin

See also

• Melek (disambiguation)
• Mal'ak Elohim
• Malaakh