मलिका

See also: मल्लिका

Hindi

Alternative forms

• मलका (malkā)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian ملکه (malika), from Arabic مَلِكَة (malika), feminine of مَلِك (malik, “king”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /mə.lɪ.kɑː/, [mɐ.lɪ.käː]
• Rhymes: -ɑː

Noun

मलिका • (malikā) f (masculine मलिक, Urdu spelling ملکہ)

1. queen

   Synonyms: महारानी (mahārānī), रानी (rānī)

Declension

Declension of मलिका (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	मलिका malikā	मलिकाएँ malikāẽ
oblique	मलिका malikā	मलिकाओं malikāõ
vocative	मलिका malikā	मलिकाओ malikāo

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “मलका”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press