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malaika

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Swahili

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Etymology

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From Arabic مَلَائِكَة (malāʔika), plural of مَلْأَك (malʔak).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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malaika (n class, plural malaika)

  1. angel (messenger from a deity)
  2. angel (term of affection)

Tagalog

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic مَلَائِكَة (malāʔika), plural of مَلْأَك (malʔak). Compare Maranao mala'ikat, Tausug malāikat, and Malay malaikat.

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Noun

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maláiká (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜎᜁᜃ) (Islam)

  1. angel
    Synonyms: anghel, (obsolete) ansilis

Tooro

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Swahili malaika (angel), from Arabic مَلَائِكَة (malāʔika), plural of مَلْأَك (malʔak), from Ge'ez መልአክ (mälʾäk, messenger; angel), a calque of Aramaic מַלְאֲכָא / ܡܠܐܟܐ (malʾăḵā, angel, messenger) and Hebrew מַלְאָךְ (malʾā́ḵ, angel, messenger).

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Noun

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malaika class 1a (plural baamalaika class 2a, augmentless only)

  1. angel