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مال

مال

Arabic

Pronunciation

Noun

مَال (māl) m (plural أَمْوَال (ʾamwāl))

  1. property, possessions, chattels, goods
  2. wealth, affluence
  3. fortune, estate
  4. money
  5. income, revenue
  6. assets, capital, stock, fund
  7. (Islam, law) marketable title
  8. (Egypt) tax, land tax
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Etymology 2

From the root م ي ل (m-y-l).

Verb

مَالَ (māla) I, non-past يَمِيلُ‎ (yamīlu)

  1. to bend, incline to
  2. to lean (عَلَى (ʿalā, against))
  3. to be friendly-inclined
  4. to hang down
  5. to sink
  6. to move towards (not in a straight line)
  7. to decline, deviate
  8. to sympathize (إِلَى (ʾilā, with))
  9. to have an antipathy (عَلَى (ʿalā, against))
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Verb

مَالَ (māla) I, non-past يَمِيلُ‎ (yamīlu)

  1. to turn towards setting
  2. (transitive or construed with إِلَى (ʾilā)) to be friendly-disposed towards
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Laki

Noun

مال (transliteration needed)

  1. house

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic مَال (māl).

Noun

مال (mâl)

  1. property
    اون سگ بزرگ مال توست؟
    un sag-e bozorg mâl-e to-st?
    Is that big dog yours?
    این کتاب مال من نیست.
    in ketâb mâl-e man nist.
    This book isn't mine.
  2. wealth
  3. money
  4. assets

Usage notes

As seen in example sentences above, in the sense of "property", this noun can be used with ezâfe to approximate the English possessive pronouns. For example, "mine" would be rendered مال من (mâl-e man) and "yours" as مال تو (mâl-e to).

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Urdu

Etymology 1

From Persian مال, from Arabic مال (māl).

Noun

مال (māl) m (Hindi spelling माल)

  1. property, possessions, goods
  2. wealth
  3. fortune, estate
  4. merchandise, stock
  5. money
  6. income, revenue
  7. finance
  8. prize
  9. assets, capital, fund
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Etymology 2

From Sanskrit मल्लः.

Noun

مال (māl) m (Hindi spelling माल)

  1. wrestler
  2. boxer
  3. prizefighter
  4. athlete
  5. champion
  6. hero

Etymology 3

From Sanskrit माल्यं or माला.

Noun

مال (māl) f (Hindi spelling माल)

  1. wreath
  2. garland