How many times does the root م-ل-ك appear in the Quran?

The Arabic root م-ل-ك (mlk) occurs 206 times in the Qurʾān, spread across 191 distinct verses. Counted on the quran-uthmani text (Tanzil.net) in the recitation of Ḥafṣ ʿan ʿĀṣim, using the Quranic Arabic Corpus morphology. “Occurrences” counts every word token derived from the root — a root appearing twice in one verse counts twice — which is why it exceeds the verse count.

In how many verses does م-ل-ك occur?

191 verses of the Qurʾān contain at least one word derived from م-ل-ك (mlk), out of 206 total occurrences.

What words come from the root م-ل-ك?

م-ل-ك (mlk) yields 9 distinct derived forms in the Qurʾān, most frequently مَلَك (malak, 88×), مُلْك (mulk, 48×), مَلَكَتْ (malakat, 44×), مَلِك (malik, 15×), and مالِك (mālik, 4×). Each form links to every verse in which it appears.

What does the root م-ل-ك mean?

The core sense of م-ل-ك (mlk) is to own, rule; king/master (malik, mālik). This is an interpretive gloss, not a computed result: a root's range of meaning is a lexicographical judgement, and the sense a particular verse carries depends on its context and on the tafsīr tradition.

Quranic root م-ل-ك (mlk) — 206 occurrences

Core sense · interpretive

to own, rule; king/master (malik, mālik).

Derived forms

Form	Translit	Count	Meaning
مَلَك	malak	88	—
مُلْك	mulk	48	—
مَلَكَتْ	malakat	44	—
مَلِك	malik	15	—
مالِك	mālik	4	—
مَلَكُوت	malakūt	4	—
مَمْلُوك	mamlūk	1	—
مَلْك	malk	1	—
مَلِيك	malīk	1	—

Neighbourhood · roots it keeps company with

Nearby roots share verses with م-ل-ك more than chance would predict (statistical). See the whole atlas →

Mapping the neighbourhood…

Word path · where م-ل-ك falls in the muṣḥaf

Each cell is one page of the 604-page Madanī muṣḥaf, lit in proportion to how many times م-ل-ك occurs on it. Counted, not interpreted — a bright page is where the word is dense, which is a fact about vocabulary and not a claim about what the page teaches.

lessmoreon 153 of 604 pages (25%)

Densest in juzʾ 18 (14 occurrences). The longest stretch without it runs 21 pages — pages 184–204, juzʾ 10–11.

Occurrences · 206 in mushaf order

مَٰلِكِ
1:4 in Al-Faatiha
لِلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ
2:30 in Al-Baqara
ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ
2:31 in Al-Baqara
لِلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ
2:34 in Al-Baqara
وَمَلَٰٓئِكَتِهِۦ
2:98 in Al-Baqara
مُلْكِ · ٱلْمَلَكَيْنِ
2:102 in Al-Baqara
مُلْكُ
2:107 in Al-Baqara
وَٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ
2:161 in Al-Baqara
وَٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ
2:177 in Al-Baqara
وَٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ
2:210 in Al-Baqara
مَلِكًا
2:246 in Al-Baqara
مَلِكًا · ٱلْمُلْكُ · بِٱلْمُلْكِ · مُلْكَهُۥ
2:247 in Al-Baqara
مُلْكِهِۦٓ · ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ
2:248 in Al-Baqara
ٱلْمُلْكَ
2:251 in Al-Baqara
ٱلْمُلْكَ
2:258 in Al-Baqara
وَمَلَٰٓئِكَتِهِۦ
2:285 in Al-Baqara
وَٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ
3:18 in Aal-i-Imraan
مَٰلِكَ · ٱلْمُلْكِ · ٱلْمُلْكَ · ٱلْمُلْكَ
3:26 in Aal-i-Imraan
ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ
3:39 in Aal-i-Imraan
ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ
3:42 in Aal-i-Imraan
ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ
3:45 in Aal-i-Imraan
ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةَ
3:80 in Aal-i-Imraan
وَٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ
3:87 in Aal-i-Imraan
ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ
3:124 in Aal-i-Imraan
ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ
3:125 in Aal-i-Imraan
مُلْكُ
3:189 in Aal-i-Imraan
مَلَكَتْ
4:3 in An-Nisaa
مَلَكَتْ
4:24 in An-Nisaa
مَلَكَتْ
4:25 in An-Nisaa
مَلَكَتْ
4:36 in An-Nisaa
ٱلْمُلْكِ
4:53 in An-Nisaa
مُّلْكًا
4:54 in An-Nisaa
ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ
4:97 in An-Nisaa
وَمَلَٰٓئِكَتِهِۦ
4:136 in An-Nisaa
وَٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ
4:166 in An-Nisaa
ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ
4:172 in An-Nisaa
يَمْلِكُ · مُلْكُ
5:17 in Al-Maaida
مُلْكُ
5:18 in Al-Maaida
مُّلُوكًا
5:20 in Al-Maaida
أَمْلِكُ
5:25 in Al-Maaida
مُلْكُ
5:40 in Al-Maaida
تَمْلِكَ
5:41 in Al-Maaida
يَمْلِكُ
5:76 in Al-Maaida
مُلْكُ
5:120 in Al-Maaida
مَلَكٌ · مَلَكًا
6:8 in Al-An'aam
مَلَكًا
6:9 in Al-An'aam
مَلَكٌ
6:50 in Al-An'aam
ٱلْمُلْكُ
6:73 in Al-An'aam
مَلَكُوتَ
6:75 in Al-An'aam
وَٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ
6:93 in Al-An'aam
ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةَ
6:111 in Al-An'aam
ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ
6:158 in Al-An'aam
لِلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ
7:11 in Al-A'raaf
مَلَكَيْنِ
7:20 in Al-A'raaf
مُلْكُ
7:158 in Al-A'raaf
مَلَكُوتِ
7:185 in Al-A'raaf
أَمْلِكُ
7:188 in Al-A'raaf
ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ
8:9 in Al-Anfaal
ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ
8:12 in Al-Anfaal
ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ
8:50 in Al-Anfaal
مُلْكُ
9:116 in At-Tawba
يَمْلِكُ
10:31 in Yunus
أَمْلِكُ
10:49 in Yunus
مَلَكٌ
11:12 in Hud
مَلَكٌ
11:31 in Hud
مَلَكٌ
12:31 in Yusuf
ٱلْمَلِكُ
12:43 in Yusuf
ٱلْمَلِكُ
12:50 in Yusuf
ٱلْمَلِكُ
12:54 in Yusuf
ٱلْمَلِكِ
12:72 in Yusuf
ٱلْمَلِكِ
12:76 in Yusuf
ٱلْمُلْكِ
12:101 in Yusuf
وَٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ
13:13 in Ar-Ra'd
يَمْلِكُونَ
13:16 in Ar-Ra'd
وَٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ
13:23 in Ar-Ra'd
بِٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ
15:7 in Al-Hijr
ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةَ
15:8 in Al-Hijr
لِلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ
15:28 in Al-Hijr
ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ
15:30 in Al-Hijr
ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةَ
16:2 in An-Nahl
ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ
16:28 in An-Nahl
ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ
16:32 in An-Nahl
ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ
16:33 in An-Nahl
وَٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ
16:49 in An-Nahl
مَلَكَتْ
16:71 in An-Nahl
يَمْلِكُ
16:73 in An-Nahl
مَّمْلُوكًا
16:75 in An-Nahl
ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ
17:40 in Al-Israa
يَمْلِكُونَ
17:56 in Al-Israa
لِلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ
17:61 in Al-Israa
وَٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ
17:92 in Al-Israa
مَلَٰٓئِكَةٌ · مَلَكًا
17:95 in Al-Israa
تَمْلِكُونَ
17:100 in Al-Israa
ٱلْمُلْكِ
17:111 in Al-Israa
لِلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ
18:50 in Al-Kahf
مَّلِكٌ
18:79 in Al-Kahf
يَمْلِكُونَ
19:87 in Maryam
بِمَلْكِنَا
20:87 in Taa-Haa
يَمْلِكُ
20:89 in Taa-Haa
ٱلْمَلِكُ
20:114 in Taa-Haa

Counted on the quran-uthmani text (Tanzil.net) in the recitation of Ḥafṣ ʿan ʿĀṣim, with morphology from the Quranic Arabic Corpus. How we count →