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mamaluke

Meaningto possess

Common meaning: a member of the Egyptian slave-soldier corps

Journey through time

  1. Arabicmalaka‘he possessed’source
  2. Arabicmeaning shiftshe possessed → a purchased slavemamluk‘a purchased slave’source
  3. FrenchMamalucsource
  4. Englishmeaning shiftsa purchased slave → a member of the Egyptian slave-soldier corpsmamaluke‘a member of the Egyptian slave-soldier corps’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
  • US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Arabic malaka ‘to possess’.

Roots

  • malaka Arabic “to possess”

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