मुल्क
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian مُلْک (mulk), from Arabic مُلْك (mulk). First attested as Old Hindi मुलक (mulaka).
Noun
मुल्क • (mulk) m (Urdu spelling مُلْک)
- country
- Synonym: देश (deś)
- अमरीका बहुत ख़ुशहाल मुल्क है।
- amrīkā bahut xuśhāl mulk hai.
- America is a very prosperous country.
- कुछ मुल्कों में, मज़हब की आज़ादी नहीं है।
- kuch mulkõ mẽ, mazhab kī āzādī nahī̃ hai.
- In some countries, there is no freedom of religion.
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | मुल्क mulk |
मुल्क, ममालिक mulk, mamālik |
| oblique | मुल्क mulk |
मुल्कों, ममालिकों mulkõ, mamālikõ |
| vocative | मुल्क mulk |
मुल्को, ममालिको mulko, mamāliko |
Further reading
- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “मुल्क”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 518.
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “मुल्क”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 826
- Platts, John T. (1884) “ملك”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co., page 1065