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Where does “ملائكة” come from?

ملائكة (Arabic) comes from Arabic مَلْأَك, from Hebrew מלאך, from Proto-Semitic malʾak- — messenger.

ملائكة (Arabic): plural of مَلْأَك مَلَك , مَلَاك

Definitions

  1. plural of مَلْأَك مَلَك , مَلَاك

Ancestry of “ملائكة”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicمَلْأَكangel
2Hebrewמלאךangel; messenger
3Proto-Semiticmalʾak-messenger

Words derived from “ملائكة”

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