Malak is a given name. It derives from the Semitic word for "angel". (, malāk; Hebrew מַלְאָךְ; Ge'ez መልዐክ, mal`āk; Aramaic מלאך). The plural of malak ("angels") is ملائكه malaa`ikahם malakim in Hebrew, and መላዕክት mala`ikt in Ge'ez.
In Arabic and Turkish, it is also used as a given name (both male and female).
The Turkish form of the name is Melek.
Malak al-Kashif (born 1999), Egyptian transgender activist Malak Hifni Nasif (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 (1915–2001), Canadian photographer Malak Ismayil (born 2004), Azerbaijani chess player Malak Mattar (born 1999), Palestinian painter Malak Sukkar (1946-1992), Syrian pioneer actress
See also
Malak Malak (surname)