Malak
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Mal'ak (also spelled Malak, Melek) is the Semitic word for "angel" (Arabic: ملاك, malak; 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, it is also used as a given name (both male and female).
People named Malak
- Melek Tourhan (1869–1956), Sultana of Egypt
- Malak Hifni Nasif (1886-1918), Egyptian poet
- Malak Karsh (1915–2001), Canadian photographer
Fictional people
Places
- Malak, Northern Territory a suburb in the City of Darwin
