Semitic *√MLK “to rule, reign” appears in
Ugaritic
- malaka 𐎎𐎍𐎋 “to reign”
- malku 𐎎𐎍𐎋 “king”
- ’aḫimilku 𐎀𐎃𐎎𐎍𐎋 “brother of (god) Milku”
- ˁabdimilku 𐎓𐎁𐎄𐎎𐎍𐎋 “servant of Milku”
Hebrew
- mālaḵ מָלַךְ “to reign”
- meleḵ מֶלֶךְ “king”
- ’ăḇīmeleḵ אֲבִימֶלֶךְ “my father is king (God)”
Aramaic
- məlaḵ מְלַךְ “to reign”
- malkā מַלְכָּא “king”
‘Safaitic’ Arabic
- ˁabdumalik “servant of Malik”
Arabic
- malaka مَلَكَ “to possess, to rule”
- malik مَلِك “king”
- ˁabdulmalik عَبْدُ الْمَلِكِ “servant of the king (God)”