مال

Arabic

Etymology 1

Probably a univerbation of مَا (, what) + ل (l-, to; belonging to), as in مَا لِي (mā lī, what belongs to me). The root م و ل (m-w-l) then developed denominally. While this may seem like popular etymology, similar univerbations do exist in Arabic; compare particularly the dialectal verb جَاب (jāb).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maːl/
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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
Declension
Descendants

References

  • Bauer, Hans (1935), “Etymologica I”, in Zeitschrift für Semitistik und verwandte Gebiete (in German), volume 10, page 1
  • Freytag, Georg (1837), مال”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum (in Latin), volume 4, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 221
  • Kazimirski, Albin de Biberstein (1860), مال”, in Dictionnaire arabe-français contenant toutes les racines de la langue arabe, leurs dérivés, tant dans l’idiome vulgaire que dans l’idiome littéral, ainsi que les dialectes d’Alger et de Maroc (in French), volume 2, Paris: Maisonneuve et Cie, page 1168
  • Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), مال”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen, page 983
  • Wehr, Hans; Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985), مال”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 1233

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 favorably disposed
  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))
Conjugation

Verb

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

  1. to turn towards setting
  2. (transitive or construed with إِلَى (ʾilā)) to be favorably disposed towards
Conjugation

References

  • Freytag, Georg (1837), مال”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum (in Latin), volume 4, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 225
  • Kazimirski, Albin de Biberstein (1860), مال”, in Dictionnaire arabe-français contenant toutes les racines de la langue arabe, leurs dérivés, tant dans l’idiome vulgaire que dans l’idiome littéral, ainsi que les dialectes d’Alger et de Maroc (in French), volume 2, Paris: Maisonneuve et Cie, page 1174
  • Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), مال”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen, page 1089
  • Wehr, Hans; Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985), مال”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 1239

Laki

Noun

مال (mal)

  1. house

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic مَال (māl). The pronominal use is also found in Iraqi Arabic, hence it may have entered Persian through dialectal Arabic or it may be a Persian influence on the former.

Noun

مال (mâl) (plural اموال (amvâl) or مال‌ها (mâl-hâ))

  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).

Descendants


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

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
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