Maliki
/məˈliːki/noun
Relating to the Mālikī school of Sunni Islamic jurisprudence, one of the four major Sunni legal traditions.
Did you know?The Mālikī school gives unusual weight to the inherited practice of the people of Medina, treating the city’s communal memory as a major guide to Islamic law.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Semitic
Proto-Semitic
*m-l-k
“Root associated with rule, kingship, ownership, and possession”
Classical Arabic
Arabic
مَلِك malik
“King or ruler”
Classical Arabic
Arabic
مَالِك mālik
“Owner or possessor; also the personal name Mālik”
8th Century
Arabic
المذهب المالكي al-madhhab al-mālikī
“The Mālikī legal school, associated with Mālik ibn Anas of Medina”
19th–20th Century
English
Maliki
“The English form referring to the Mālikī school or its adherents”
Modern English
English
Maliki
“Relating to the Mālikī tradition of Sunni Islamic jurisprudence”