مجلس
Arabic
Etymology
Noun of place from the verb جَلَسَ (jalasa, “to sit”), from the root ج ل س (j-l-s).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mad͡ʒ.lis/
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Noun
مَجْلِس • (majlis) m (plural مَجالِس (majālis))
- seat
- place of meeting; seat of an assembling body; conference room; court; tribunal
- (figuratively) session, sitting, meeting, party
- (figuratively) council, college, collegium, board, committee, commission
Declension
Declension of noun مَجْلِس (majlis)
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | مَجْلِس majlis | الْمَجْلِس al-majlis | مَجْلِس majlis |
Nominative | مَجْلِسٌ majlisun | الْمَجْلِسُ al-majlisu | مَجْلِسُ majlisu |
Accusative | مَجْلِسًا majlisan | الْمَجْلِسَ al-majlisa | مَجْلِسَ majlisa |
Genitive | مَجْلِسٍ majlisin | الْمَجْلِسِ al-majlisi | مَجْلِسِ majlisi |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | مَجْلِسَيْن majlisayn | الْمَجْلِسَيْن al-majlisayn | مَجْلِسَيْ majlisay |
Nominative | مَجْلِسَانِ majlisāni | الْمَجْلِسَانِ al-majlisāni | مَجْلِسَا majlisā |
Accusative | مَجْلِسَيْنِ majlisayni | الْمَجْلِسَيْنِ al-majlisayni | مَجْلِسَيْ majlisay |
Genitive | مَجْلِسَيْنِ majlisayni | الْمَجْلِسَيْنِ al-majlisayni | مَجْلِسَيْ majlisay |
Plural | basic broken plural diptote | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | مَجالِس majālis | الْمَجالِس al-majālis | مَجالِس majālis |
Nominative | مَجالِسُ majālisu | الْمَجالِسُ al-majālisu | مَجالِسُ majālisu |
Accusative | مَجالِسَ majālisa | الْمَجالِسَ al-majālisa | مَجالِسَ majālisa |
Genitive | مَجالِسَ majālisa | الْمَجالِسِ al-majālisi | مَجالِسِ majālisi |
Related terms
- جَلْسَة (jalsa)
- جُلُوس (julūs)
- جَلِيس (jalīs)
Descendants
- Azerbaijani: məclis
- Georgian: მეჯლისი (meǯlisi)
- Persian: مجلس
- Hindi: मजलिस (majlis)
- Turkish: meclis
Persian
Etymology
Ultimately from Arabic مَجْلِس (majlis).
Pronunciation
- (Iranian Persian) IPA(key): [mæd͡ʒˈles]
Noun
مجلس • (majles)
- parliament
- assembly
- Majlis
Related terms
- مجلس شورای اسلامی (Majles-e Šowrâ-ye Eslâmi)