Historical
It has been utilized, besides inside more languages that stand adopted Arabic loanwords (mainly, non alone, within muslim cultures) for even various princely or lower ranks & functions. Within (orthodox) Georgia Inside (orthodox) Armenia Around certainside decimally unionised muslim armies in Indithe, a high rank under Khan (see that article for details & source) dominating Ten.000 horseman

Supernatural
It is as well one of a "99 Names of Allah", and is so al-Malik or even A King in a absolute feel (denoted per definite article), meaning the King of Kings, above all earthly rulers. Within Arabic mythology, Malik denotes the terrible angel who guards the muslim Hell, assisted by Nineteen sbires (zabaniya) or even protector. In the Qu'ran, sura 43, 77, Malik tells a wicked world health organization appeal to him that it must remaaround in Hell forever because "they abhorred the truth when the truth was brought to them." A Hebrew sister-word melekh likewise denotes an angel-prince

Modern cultural references
Malik is a name of the villain from either the Japanese alive series Yu-Gi-Oh!. Malik is depicted as an Egyptian whose kin guards a grave of the Pharoah from either grave robbers. He tries to obtain a power of the Pharoah.

Sources and References
[http://4dw.net/royalark/| RoyalArk - see each abovementioned state if not 'under construction'] Davidson, a Lexicon of Angels including the Fallen Ones Hughes, The Lexicon of Islam Jewish Encylcopedia, "Angelology" Hastings, Cyclopaedia of Religion & Ethics IV, 618.]