- mlk
- mlkDefinition: West Semitic, to rule, dominate, possess, own; Common Semitic noun *malk-, ruler, king. 1. Melkite, from Aramaic malkāye, plural of malkāy, royal, royalist, from malkā, king. 2. Melchizedek, from Hebrew malkî-ṣedeq, my king (is) righteousness, from malk, presuffixal form of melek, king + -î, my. 3. Moloch, from Hebrew mōlek, from Canaanite *mulk, perhaps variant of Canaanite *malk, *milk, king. 4. Mameluke, from Arabic mamlūk, owned, slave, Mameluke, passive participle of malaka, to own, possess.
The American Heritage dictionary of the English language. 2015.