Al-Fatiha · 1:4

مَالِكِ يَوْمِ الدّ۪ينِۜ

Master of the Day of Judgement

مَالِكِ
māliki

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Meaning
Master of
Part of speech
Active participle (اسم فاعل)
Root meaning
The root ملك (mlk) primarily means to possess or own something, often with exclusive rights and the ability to exercise authority over it.
Dictionary form
مَالِك
Derivation
Active participle (ism fāʿil)
Gender
Masculine
Number
Singular
Definiteness
Definite (by construct)
Role
Adjective (na‘t) of ‘Allāh’ + possessed noun
Governor
follows ‘Allāh’
Case
Genitive (kasra)
Grammar
Genitive case; a further adjective of ‘Allāh’, and possessed (muḍāf) to ‘the Day’.