[1]
مَلَكَهُ
He possessed it, or owned it, [and particularly] with ability to have it to himself exclusively: (M, K:) [and he exercised, or had, authority over it; for] مُلْكٌ signifies the exercise of
authority to command and to forbid in respect of
the generality of a people [&c.]: (Er-Rághib,
TA:) or the having possession and command or
authority: and the having power to exercise
command or authority. (TA.) مِلْكٌ, as inf. n. of
مَلَكَهُ meaning He possessed it, is more common
than مَلْكٌ and مُلْكٌ. ―
2-b2- [مَلَكَ أَمْرَهُ
He had the
ruling, or ordering, of his affair, or case] And
مَلَكَ عَلَى النَّاسِ أَمْرَهُمْ
He had the dominion, or
sovereignty, or ruling power, over the people.
(Msb.) ＝
1-A2- See 4.