Malak is a given name. It derives from the Semitic word for "

angel An angel is a spiritual (without a physical body), heavenly, or supernatural being, usually humanoid with bird-like wings, often depicted as a messenger or intermediary between God (the transcendent) and humanity (the profane) in variou ...

". (, ''malāk'';

Hebrew Hebrew (; ''ʿÎbrit'') is a Northwest Semitic languages, Northwest Semitic language within the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family. A regional dialect of the Canaanite languages, it was natively spoken by the Israelites and ...

מַלְאָךְ; Ge'ez መልዐክ, ''mal`āk'';

Aramaic Aramaic (; ) is a Northwest Semitic language that originated in the ancient region of Syria and quickly spread to Mesopotamia, the southern Levant, Sinai, southeastern Anatolia, and Eastern Arabia, where it has been continually written a ...

מלאך). The plural of ''malak'' ("angels") is ملائكه ''malaa`ikah''ם ''malakim'' in Hebrew, and መላዕክት ''mala`ikt'' in Ge'ez. In

Arabic Arabic (, , or , ) is a Central Semitic languages, Central Semitic language of the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family spoken primarily in the Arab world. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) assigns lang ...

and Turkish, it is also used as a

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a f ...

(both male and female). The Turkish form of the name is Melek. *

Malak al-Kashif Malak al-Kashif (born 1 November 1999) is an Egyptian human rights and LGBT rights activist. Al-Kashif is the first known openly transgender Egyptian to be arrested for political reasons. Early life Al-Kashif was raised in a religious househol ...

(born 1999), Egyptian transgender activist *

Malak Hifni Nasif Malak Hifni Nasif (25 December 1886 – 17 October 1918) was an Egyptian feminist who contributed greatly to the intellectual and political discourse on the advancement of Egyptian women in the early 20th century. Personal life Malak was born ...

(1886-1918), Egyptian feminist and poet * Malak Jân Nemati (1906-1993), charismatic figure and a mystical writer and poet in Kurdish and Persian language *

Malak Karsh Malak Karsh, MPA. (March 1, 1915 – November 8, 2001) was a Canadian photographer known for his photographs of Canada and the Ottawa region. Career Born in Mardin, Ottoman Empire, a few months before the Armenian genocide, he emigrated to Can ...

(1915–2001), Canadian photographer *

Malak Ismayil Malak Ismayil (born 9 January 2004) is an Azerbaijani chess player who holds the FIDE title of Woman FIDE Master (WFM). In 2014, she was a winner at the European Youth Chess Championships in the girls U10 age group. Biography Malak Ismayil is ...

(born 2004), Azerbaijani chess player * Malak Mattar (born 1999), Palestinian painter * Malak Sukkar (1946-1992), Syrian pioneer actress

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