مال

العربية

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مال^¹

/maː.li/

adverb مَالِ · māli

obsolete obsolete spelling of مَا لِ (mā li) فَمَالِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟...

مال^²

/maːl/

Where it comes from

Probably a univerbation of مَا (mā, “what”) + ل (l-, “to; belonging to”), as in مَا لِي (mā lī, “what belongs to me”). The root م و ل (m w l) then developed denominally. While this may seem like popular etymology, similar univerbations do exist in Arabic; compare particularly the dialectal verb جَاب (jāb). Compare also Classical Syriac ܡܵܠܵܐ (mālā, “property, wealth”).

noun مَال · māl · أَمْوَال · الْمَال

property, possessions, chattels, goods
wealth, affluence
fortune, estate
money
income, revenue
assets, capital, stock, fund
marketable title
Egypt tax, land tax

مال^³

verb مَالَ · māla · يَمِيلُ · مَيْل · مَيَلَان · مَيْلُولَة

to bend, bend down
to bow down, to turn
to bend, to incline, to slope
to incline, to be favorably disposed
to sympathize
to side
to lean, to be inclined
to have an antipathy
to revolt, to rebel
to take or drag along

verb مَالَ · māla · يَمِيلُ · مُيُول · مَائِل

to prepare to set (of the sun)
to come to an end (of the day or night)

In English

money means of exchange and measure of value
lean to incline
property something owned
finance management of money and other assets

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {مال},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%84},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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