طلب

طلب

See also: طلت‎ and ظلت‎

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ط ل ب‎ (ṭ-l-b).

Pronunciation 1

• IPA^(key): /tˤa.la.ba/

Verb

طَلَبَ • (ṭalaba) I, non-past يَطْلُبُ‎‎ (yaṭlubu)

1. to search, to look
2. to set out, to get underway, to go see
3. to request
4. to seek, to try to obtain

   ‏مَنْ طَلَبَ الْعُلَا سَهِرَ اللَّيَالِيَ‎

   man ṭalaba l-ʿulā sahira l-layāliya

   (please add an English translation of this usage example)

5. to ask, to beg
6. to order, to demand, to exact, to require
7. to want, to wish
8. to invite, to request, to beseech

Conjugation

Conjugation of

طَلَبَ

(form-I sound, verbal nouns طَلَب or مَطْلَب)

verbal nouns الْمَصَادِر						طَلَب or مَطْلَب‎ ṭalab or maṭlab
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						طَالِب‎ ṭālib
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مَطْلُوب‎ maṭlūb
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	طَلَبْتُ‎ ṭalabtu	طَلَبْتَ‎ ṭalabta	طَلَبَ ṭalaba		طَلَبْتُمَا‎ ṭalabtumā	طَلَبَا‎ ṭalabā		طَلَبْنَا‎ ṭalabnā	طَلَبْتُمْ‎ ṭalabtum	طَلَبُوا‎ ṭalabū
	f		طَلَبْتِ‎ ṭalabti	طَلَبَتْ‎ ṭalabat			طَلَبَتَا‎ ṭalabatā			طَلَبْتُنَّ‎ ṭalabtunna	طَلَبْنَ‎ ṭalabna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَطْلُبُ‎ ʾaṭlubu	تَطْلُبُ‎ taṭlubu	يَطْلُبُ‎ yaṭlubu		تَطْلُبَانِ‎ taṭlubāni	يَطْلُبَانِ‎ yaṭlubāni		نَطْلُبُ‎ naṭlubu	تَطْلُبُونَ‎ taṭlubūna	يَطْلُبُونَ‎ yaṭlubūna
	f		تَطْلُبِينَ‎ taṭlubīna	تَطْلُبُ‎ taṭlubu			تَطْلُبَانِ‎ taṭlubāni			تَطْلُبْنَ‎ taṭlubna	يَطْلُبْنَ‎ yaṭlubna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَطْلُبَ‎ ʾaṭluba	تَطْلُبَ‎ taṭluba	يَطْلُبَ‎ yaṭluba		تَطْلُبَا‎ taṭlubā	يَطْلُبَا‎ yaṭlubā		نَطْلُبَ‎ naṭluba	تَطْلُبُوا‎ taṭlubū	يَطْلُبُوا‎ yaṭlubū
	f		تَطْلُبِي‎ taṭlubī	تَطْلُبَ‎ taṭluba			تَطْلُبَا‎ taṭlubā			تَطْلُبْنَ‎ taṭlubna	يَطْلُبْنَ‎ yaṭlubna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَطْلُبْ‎ ʾaṭlub	تَطْلُبْ‎ taṭlub	يَطْلُبْ‎ yaṭlub		تَطْلُبَا‎ taṭlubā	يَطْلُبَا‎ yaṭlubā		نَطْلُبْ‎ naṭlub	تَطْلُبُوا‎ taṭlubū	يَطْلُبُوا‎ yaṭlubū
	f		تَطْلُبِي‎ taṭlubī	تَطْلُبْ‎ taṭlub			تَطْلُبَا‎ taṭlubā			تَطْلُبْنَ‎ taṭlubna	يَطْلُبْنَ‎ yaṭlubna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اُطْلُبْ‎ uṭlub			اُطْلُبَا‎ uṭlubā				اُطْلُبُوا‎ uṭlubū
	f		اُطْلُبِي‎ uṭlubī							اُطْلُبْنَ‎ uṭlubna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	طُلِبْتُ‎ ṭulibtu	طُلِبْتَ‎ ṭulibta	طُلِبَ ṭuliba		طُلِبْتُمَا‎ ṭulibtumā	طُلِبَا‎ ṭulibā		طُلِبْنَا‎ ṭulibnā	طُلِبْتُمْ‎ ṭulibtum	طُلِبُوا‎ ṭulibū
	f		طُلِبْتِ‎ ṭulibti	طُلِبَتْ‎ ṭulibat			طُلِبَتَا‎ ṭulibatā			طُلِبْتُنَّ‎ ṭulibtunna	طُلِبْنَ‎ ṭulibna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُطْلَبُ‎ ʾuṭlabu	تُطْلَبُ‎ tuṭlabu	يُطْلَبُ‎ yuṭlabu		تُطْلَبَانِ‎ tuṭlabāni	يُطْلَبَانِ‎ yuṭlabāni		نُطْلَبُ‎ nuṭlabu	تُطْلَبُونَ‎ tuṭlabūna	يُطْلَبُونَ‎ yuṭlabūna
	f		تُطْلَبِينَ‎ tuṭlabīna	تُطْلَبُ‎ tuṭlabu			تُطْلَبَانِ‎ tuṭlabāni			تُطْلَبْنَ‎ tuṭlabna	يُطْلَبْنَ‎ yuṭlabna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُطْلَبَ‎ ʾuṭlaba	تُطْلَبَ‎ tuṭlaba	يُطْلَبَ‎ yuṭlaba		تُطْلَبَا‎ tuṭlabā	يُطْلَبَا‎ yuṭlabā		نُطْلَبَ‎ nuṭlaba	تُطْلَبُوا‎ tuṭlabū	يُطْلَبُوا‎ yuṭlabū
	f		تُطْلَبِي‎ tuṭlabī	تُطْلَبَ‎ tuṭlaba			تُطْلَبَا‎ tuṭlabā			تُطْلَبْنَ‎ tuṭlabna	يُطْلَبْنَ‎ yuṭlabna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُطْلَبْ‎ ʾuṭlab	تُطْلَبْ‎ tuṭlab	يُطْلَبْ‎ yuṭlab		تُطْلَبَا‎ tuṭlabā	يُطْلَبَا‎ yuṭlabā		نُطْلَبْ‎ nuṭlab	تُطْلَبُوا‎ tuṭlabū	يُطْلَبُوا‎ yuṭlabū
	f		تُطْلَبِي‎ tuṭlabī	تُطْلَبْ‎ tuṭlab			تُطْلَبَا‎ tuṭlabā			تُطْلَبْنَ‎ tuṭlabna	يُطْلَبْنَ‎ yuṭlabna

Pronunciation 2

• IPA^(key): /tˤa.lab/

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Noun

طَلَب • (ṭalab) m (plural طَلَبَات‎ (ṭalabāt))

1. verbal noun of طَلَبَ (ṭalaba) (form I)
2. search, quest, pursuit
3. demand, claim
4. invitation, solicitation
5. wish, desire, request
6. application, petition
7. order

Declension

Declension of noun طَلَب (ṭalab)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	طَلَب ṭalab	الطَّلَب‎ aṭ-ṭalab	طَلَب ṭalab
Nominative	طَلَبٌ ṭalabun	الطَّلَبُ‎ aṭ-ṭalabu	طَلَبُ ṭalabu
Accusative	طَلَبًا‎ ṭalaban	الطَّلَبَ‎ aṭ-ṭalaba	طَلَبَ ṭalaba
Genitive	طَلَبٍ ṭalabin	الطَّلَبِ‎ aṭ-ṭalabi	طَلَبِ ṭalabi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	طَلَبَيْن‎ ṭalabayn	الطَّلَبَيْن‎ aṭ-ṭalabayn	طَلَبَيْ‎ ṭalabay
Nominative	طَلَبَانِ‎ ṭalabāni	الطَّلَبَانِ‎ aṭ-ṭalabāni	طَلَبَا‎ ṭalabā
Accusative	طَلَبَيْنِ‎ ṭalabayni	الطَّلَبَيْنِ‎ aṭ-ṭalabayni	طَلَبَيْ‎ ṭalabay
Genitive	طَلَبَيْنِ‎ ṭalabayni	الطَّلَبَيْنِ‎ aṭ-ṭalabayni	طَلَبَيْ‎ ṭalabay
Plural	sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	طَلَبَات‎ ṭalabāt	الطَّلَبَات‎ aṭ-ṭalabāt	طَلَبَات‎ ṭalabāt
Nominative	طَلَبَاتٌ‎ ṭalabātun	الطَّلَبَاتُ‎ aṭ-ṭalabātu	طَلَبَاتُ‎ ṭalabātu
Accusative	طَلَبَاتٍ‎ ṭalabātin	الطَّلَبَاتِ‎ aṭ-ṭalabāti	طَلَبَاتِ‎ ṭalabāti
Genitive	طَلَبَاتٍ‎ ṭalabātin	الطَّلَبَاتِ‎ aṭ-ṭalabāti	طَلَبَاتِ‎ ṭalabāti

Descendants

• Maltese: talb
• → Azerbaijani: tələb
• → Bashkir: талап (talap)
• → Bengali: তলব (tôlôbô)
• → Hindi: तलब (talab)
• → Kazakh: талап (talap)
• → Persian: طلب‎
• → Turkish: talep
• → Turkmen: talap
• → Uyghur: تەلەپ‎ (telep)
• → Uzbek: talab

References

• Freytag, Georg (1835), “طلب”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum (in Latin), volume 3, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 62
• Lane, Edward William (1863), “طلب”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, page 1864
• Wehr, Hans (1979), “طلب”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN, page 659

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Kohistani Shina

Noun

طلب (talib)

1. students

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Persian

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /talab/

• (Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /talab/

• (Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /tælæb/

• (Tajik) IPA^(key): /talab/

Noun

طلب • (talab)

1. claim
2. search

Derived terms

• طلب کردن‎ (talab kardan)

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South Levantine Arabic

Root
ط ل ب‎

Etymology

From Arabic طَلَبَ‎ (ṭalaba).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tˤa.lab/, [ˈtˤɑ.lɑb]

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Verb

طلب • (ṭalab) (form I, present بطلب‎ (boṭlob))

1. to request, to order, to ask for

   Synonym: وصّى‎ (waṣṣa)

   ‏ولد في الشارعطلب منّي مصاري.‎‎

   walad fiš-šāreʕ ṭalab minni maṣāri

   A kid in the street asked me for money.

Conjugation

Conjugation of طلب (ṭalab)
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	طلبت (ṭalabt)	طلبت (ṭalabt)	طلب (ṭalab)		طلبنا (ṭalabna)	طلبتو (ṭalabtu)	طلبو (ṭalabu)
	f		طلبتي (ṭalabti)	طلبت (ṭalbat)
present	m	بطلب (baṭlob)	بتطلب (btoṭlob)	بطلب (boṭlob)		منطلب (mnoṭlob)	بتطلبو (btoṭlobu)	بطلبو (boṭlobu)
	f		بتطلبي (btoṭlobi)	بتطلب (btoṭlob)
subjunctive	m	أطلب (ʔaṭlob)	تطلب (toṭlob)	يطلب (yoṭlob)		نطلب (noṭlob)	تطلبو (toṭlobu)	يطلبو (yoṭlobu)
	f		تطلبي (toṭlobi)	تطلب (toṭlob)
imperative	m		اطلب (oṭlob)				اطلبو (oṭlobu)
	f		اطلبي (oṭlobi)

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Urdu

Noun

طلب • (talib) m (Hindi spelling तलिब)

1. students, learners

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Ushojo

Etymology

From Urdu طلب‎ (talib).

Noun

طلب (talb)

1. students, learners