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مَلَكَهُ

Root: ملك

Form: 1

Full Definition

مَلَكَهُI He possessed it, or owned it, [and particularly] with ability to have it to himself exclusively: [and he exercised, or had, authority over it; for] مُلْكٌ signifies the exercise of authority to command and to forbid in respect of the generality of a people [&c.]: or the having possession and command or authority: and the having power to exercise command or authority. مِلْكٌ, as Verbal.Noun of مَلَكَهُ meaning He possessed it, is more common than مَلْكٌ and مُلْكٌ.
2 [مَلَكَ أَمْرَهُ He had the ruling, or ordering, of his affair, or case] And مَلَكَ عَلَى النَّاسِ أَمْرَهُمْ He had the dominion, or sovereignty, or ruling power, over the people.

def.2 See 4.
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