Maliki

[mal-i-kee]

noun

Islam.

1. one of the four schools of Islamic law, founded by Malik ibn Anas (c715–795).

Other Word Forms

• Malikite noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of Maliki¹

< Arabic Mālikī, derivative of name of founder, Mālik ibn Anas

Example Sentences

As of Wednesday, just three current USC players — running back A’Marion Peterson, cornerback Maliki Crawford and edge rusher Lorenzo Cowan — had entered the portal.

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Maliki Crawford and DeCarlos Nicholson added their own interceptions to join the party, as the group flashed its newfound size and length.

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Corona Centennial 7, Norco 4: Mike Maliki hit a home run and had two RBIs for the Huskies.

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Moore, who surprisingly pulled his commitment to Oregon when starting quarterback Bo Nix decided to return in 2023, has a fan in tight end Maliki Matavao, who transferred from Oregon.

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He is suspected of shooting his cousins — brothers Maliki Foust, 22, and Majarion Foust, 19 — multiple times that night in the 3400 block of South Sentous Avenue, police said in a statement posted on Facebook.

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