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title: malik — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «malik» in the school dictionary: Malik is a name, used as a first name or a family name in many Muslim, Arab and South Asian families (a name). Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# malik

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**Who acts:** Malik, friend, Mrs, Muslims, Al · **What happens:** be, use, mean, not be, play, walk · **To what, where:** name, many Muslim Asian families, king, English word, goalkeeper, new head teacher · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«malik» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [malik in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/malik.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Malik is a name, used as a first name or a family name in many Muslim, Arab and South Asian families (a name).

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:malik:m1:1
# text = Malik is a name, used as a first name or a family name in many Muslim, Arab and South Asian families (a name).
1	Malik	malik	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
7	as	as	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	10	amod	_	_
10	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
16	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	23	amod	_	_
17	Muslim	Muslim	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	23	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
19	Arab	Arab	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	conj	_	_
20	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
21	South	South	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	conj	_	_
22	Asian	Asian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	23	amod	_	_
23	families	family	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
24	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	26	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
26	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	26	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Malik | a name |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **use** | participle |  | a name *not said here* |  | many Muslim Asian families |  | as a first name or a family name | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In Arabic, Urdu and some other languages, «malik» means «king» or «owner, master»; it is not an English word.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:malik:m2:1
# text = In Arabic, Urdu and some other languages, «malik» means «king» or «owner, master»; it is not an English word.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	Arabic	Arabic	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	Urdu	Urdu	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
6	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	8	det	_	_
7	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	languages	language	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	malik	malik	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	_
13	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
14	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	_
17	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
18	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	owner	owner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
21	master	master	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	29	punct	_	_
24	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	29	nsubj	_	_
25	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	29	cop	_	_
26	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	29	advmod	_	_
27	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	29	det	_	_
28	English	English	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	29	amod	_	_
29	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	13	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | malik | king or owner and master |  |  |  | in Arabic and Urdu and some other languages | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot king=Theme in arabic=Attribute |
| 2 | **not** **is a** | present | malik | a English word |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My friend Malik plays goalkeeper.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:malik:x1:1
# text = My friend Malik plays goalkeeper.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	Malik	Malik	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	_
4	plays	play	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	goalkeeper	goalkeeper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **play** | present | My friend | goalkeeper |  |  |  |  | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent goalkeeper=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mrs Malik is our new head teacher.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:malik:x2:1
# text = Mrs Malik is our new head teacher.
1	Mrs	Mrs	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
2	Malik	Malik	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
5	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Mrs | our new head teacher |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In Arabic, «malik» means «king».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:malik:x3:1
# text = In Arabic, «malik» means «king».
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	Arabic	Arabic	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	malik	malik	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
7	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | malik | king |  |  |  | in Arabic | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot king=Theme in arabic=Attribute |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Malik and his sister walk to school together.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:malik:x4:1
# text = Malik and his sister walk to school together.
1	Malik	Malik	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
3	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
4	sister	sister	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	walk	walk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	together	together	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **walk** |  | Malik |  |  |  |  | to school | nom walk «act transitive»: poss=agent to=obl |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Muslims call God «Al-Malik», which means «the King».

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:malik:x5:1
# text = Muslims call God «Al-Malik», which means «the King».
1	Muslims	Muslim	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	call	call	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	Al	Al	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	Malik	Malik	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
11	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
12	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	King	King	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | present | Muslims |  | God |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent god=Recipient |
| 2 | **mean** | present | Al | the King |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent king=Topic |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Malik wrote a story about a dragon.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:malik:x6:1
# text = Malik wrote a story about a dragon.
1	Malik	Malik	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	wrote	write	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	about	about	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	dragon	dragon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **write** | past | Malik | a story |  |  |  | about a dragon | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent story=Recipient about dragon=Topic |

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