طالب

See also: طالت

Arabic

Root
ط ل ب (ṭ l b)
9 terms

Etymology 1

Derived from the active participle of طَلَبَ (ṭalaba).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tˤaː.lib/

Noun

طَالِب • (ṭālib) m (plural طَالِبُون (ṭālibūn) or طَلَبَة (ṭalaba) or طُلَّاب (ṭullāb), feminine طَالِبَة (ṭāliba))

1. seeker, pursuer
2. student

   Synonym: تِلْمِيذ (tilmīḏ)

   • 1355 CE, Ibn Battuta, edited by Abd Al-Hādī At-Tāzī, رحلة ابن بطوطة المسماة تحفة النظار في غرائب الأمصار وعجائب الأسفار, volume 4, Academy of the Kingdom of Morocco, published 1997, →ISBN, page 41:

     وبهذا المسجد جماعة من الطلبة يتعلمون العلم ولهم مرتبات من مال المسجد، وله مطبخة يصنع فيها الطعام للوارد والصادر ولإطعام الفقراء من المسلمين بها.

     In this mosque also there are a number of students of religious science who receive stipends from its revenue, and it has a kitchen from which all travellers and the poor Muslims of the town are supplied with food.

     Translated by H. A. R. Gibb

3. scholar
4. claimant
5. applicant, petitioner
6. candidate

Declension

Declension of noun طَالِب (ṭālib)

singular	masculine			feminine
	basic singular triptote			singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	indefinite	definite	construct	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	طَالِب ṭālib	الطَّالِب aṭ-ṭālib	طَالِب ṭālib	طَالِبَة ṭāliba	الطَّالِبَة aṭ-ṭāliba	طَالِبَة ṭālibat
nominative	طَالِبٌ ṭālibun	الطَّالِبُ aṭ-ṭālibu	طَالِبُ ṭālibu	طَالِبَةٌ ṭālibatun	الطَّالِبَةُ aṭ-ṭālibatu	طَالِبَةُ ṭālibatu
accusative	طَالِبًا ṭāliban	الطَّالِبَ aṭ-ṭāliba	طَالِبَ ṭāliba	طَالِبَةً ṭālibatan	الطَّالِبَةَ aṭ-ṭālibata	طَالِبَةَ ṭālibata
genitive	طَالِبٍ ṭālibin	الطَّالِبِ aṭ-ṭālibi	طَالِبِ ṭālibi	طَالِبَةٍ ṭālibatin	الطَّالِبَةِ aṭ-ṭālibati	طَالِبَةِ ṭālibati
dual	masculine			feminine
	indefinite	definite	construct	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	طَالِبَيْن ṭālibayn	الطَّالِبَيْن aṭ-ṭālibayn	طَالِبَيْ ṭālibay	طَالِبَتَيْن ṭālibatayn	الطَّالِبَتَيْن aṭ-ṭālibatayn	طَالِبَتَيْ ṭālibatay
nominative	طَالِبَانِ ṭālibāni	الطَّالِبَانِ aṭ-ṭālibāni	طَالِبَا ṭālibā	طَالِبَتَانِ ṭālibatāni	الطَّالِبَتَانِ aṭ-ṭālibatāni	طَالِبَتَا ṭālibatā
accusative	طَالِبَيْنِ ṭālibayni	الطَّالِبَيْنِ aṭ-ṭālibayni	طَالِبَيْ ṭālibay	طَالِبَتَيْنِ ṭālibatayni	الطَّالِبَتَيْنِ aṭ-ṭālibatayni	طَالِبَتَيْ ṭālibatay
genitive	طَالِبَيْنِ ṭālibayni	الطَّالِبَيْنِ aṭ-ṭālibayni	طَالِبَيْ ṭālibay	طَالِبَتَيْنِ ṭālibatayni	الطَّالِبَتَيْنِ aṭ-ṭālibatayni	طَالِبَتَيْ ṭālibatay
plural	masculine			feminine
	sound masculine plural‎; broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)‎; basic broken plural triptote			sound feminine plural
	indefinite	definite	construct	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	طَالِبِين‎; طَلَبَة‎; طُلَّاب ṭālibīn‎; ṭalaba‎; ṭullāb	الطَّالِبِين‎; الطَّلَبَة‎; الطُّلَّاب aṭ-ṭālibīn‎; aṭ-ṭalaba‎; aṭ-ṭullāb	طَالِبِي‎; طَلَبَة‎; طُلَّاب ṭālibī‎; ṭalabat‎; ṭullāb	طَالِبَات ṭālibāt	الطَّالِبَات aṭ-ṭālibāt	طَالِبَات ṭālibāt
nominative	طَالِبُونَ‎; طَلَبَةٌ‎; طُلَّابٌ ṭālibūna‎; ṭalabatun‎; ṭullābun	الطَّالِبُونَ‎; الطَّلَبَةُ‎; الطُّلَّابُ aṭ-ṭālibūna‎; aṭ-ṭalabatu‎; aṭ-ṭullābu	طَالِبُو‎; طَلَبَةُ‎; طُلَّابُ ṭālibū‎; ṭalabatu‎; ṭullābu	طَالِبَاتٌ ṭālibātun	الطَّالِبَاتُ aṭ-ṭālibātu	طَالِبَاتُ ṭālibātu
accusative	طَالِبِينَ‎; طَلَبَةً‎; طُلَّابًا ṭālibīna‎; ṭalabatan‎; ṭullāban	الطَّالِبِينَ‎; الطَّلَبَةَ‎; الطُّلَّابَ aṭ-ṭālibīna‎; aṭ-ṭalabata‎; aṭ-ṭullāba	طَالِبِي‎; طَلَبَةَ‎; طُلَّابَ ṭālibī‎; ṭalabata‎; ṭullāba	طَالِبَاتٍ ṭālibātin	الطَّالِبَاتِ aṭ-ṭālibāti	طَالِبَاتِ ṭālibāti
genitive	طَالِبِينَ‎; طَلَبَةٍ‎; طُلَّابٍ ṭālibīna‎; ṭalabatin‎; ṭullābin	الطَّالِبِينَ‎; الطَّلَبَةِ‎; الطُّلَّابِ aṭ-ṭālibīna‎; aṭ-ṭalabati‎; aṭ-ṭullābi	طَالِبِي‎; طَلَبَةِ‎; طُلَّابِ ṭālibī‎; ṭalabati‎; ṭullābi	طَالِبَاتٍ ṭālibātin	الطَّالِبَاتِ aṭ-ṭālibāti	طَالِبَاتِ ṭālibāti

Descendants

• Gulf Arabic: طالب (ṭālib)
• South Levantine Arabic: طالب (ṭāleb)
• → Bengali: তালিব (talibo)
• → Persian: طالب
• → Hausa: ɗalibi
• → Pashto: طالب
• → Sindhi: طالِبُ (t̤ālibu)
• → Uyghur: تالىپ (talip)
• → Uzbek: tolib
• → Wolof: taalibe

(via plural form طَلَبَة (ṭalaba))

• → Azerbaijani: tələbə
• → Ottoman Turkish: طلبه
  • → Turkish: talebe
• → Uzbek: talaba

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tˤaː.la.ba/

Verb

طَالَبَ • (ṭālaba) III (non-past يُطَالِبُ (yuṭālibu), verbal noun مُطَالَبَة (muṭālaba) or طِلَاب (ṭilāb))

1. to request, to demand, to ask for [with بِ (bi)]

Conjugation

Conjugation of طَالَبَ (III, sound, full passive, verbal nouns مُطَالَبَة, طِلَاب)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						مُطَالَبَة, طِلَاب muṭālaba, ṭilāb
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُطَالِب muṭālib
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُطَالَب muṭālab
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	طَالَبْتُ ṭālabtu	طَالَبْتَ ṭālabta	طَالَبَ ṭālaba		طَالَبْتُمَا ṭālabtumā	طَالَبَا ṭālabā		طَالَبْنَا ṭālabnā	طَالَبْتُمْ ṭālabtum	طَالَبُوا ṭālabū
	f		طَالَبْتِ ṭālabti	طَالَبَتْ ṭālabat			طَالَبَتَا ṭālabatā			طَالَبْتُنَّ ṭālabtunna	طَالَبْنَ ṭālabna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُطَالِبُ ʔuṭālibu	تُطَالِبُ tuṭālibu	يُطَالِبُ yuṭālibu		تُطَالِبَانِ tuṭālibāni	يُطَالِبَانِ yuṭālibāni		نُطَالِبُ nuṭālibu	تُطَالِبُونَ tuṭālibūna	يُطَالِبُونَ yuṭālibūna
	f		تُطَالِبِينَ tuṭālibīna	تُطَالِبُ tuṭālibu			تُطَالِبَانِ tuṭālibāni			تُطَالِبْنَ tuṭālibna	يُطَالِبْنَ yuṭālibna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُطَالِبَ ʔuṭāliba	تُطَالِبَ tuṭāliba	يُطَالِبَ yuṭāliba		تُطَالِبَا tuṭālibā	يُطَالِبَا yuṭālibā		نُطَالِبَ nuṭāliba	تُطَالِبُوا tuṭālibū	يُطَالِبُوا yuṭālibū
	f		تُطَالِبِي tuṭālibī	تُطَالِبَ tuṭāliba			تُطَالِبَا tuṭālibā			تُطَالِبْنَ tuṭālibna	يُطَالِبْنَ yuṭālibna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُطَالِبْ ʔuṭālib	تُطَالِبْ tuṭālib	يُطَالِبْ yuṭālib		تُطَالِبَا tuṭālibā	يُطَالِبَا yuṭālibā		نُطَالِبْ nuṭālib	تُطَالِبُوا tuṭālibū	يُطَالِبُوا yuṭālibū
	f		تُطَالِبِي tuṭālibī	تُطَالِبْ tuṭālib			تُطَالِبَا tuṭālibā			تُطَالِبْنَ tuṭālibna	يُطَالِبْنَ yuṭālibna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		طَالِبْ ṭālib			طَالِبَا ṭālibā				طَالِبُوا ṭālibū
	f		طَالِبِي ṭālibī							طَالِبْنَ ṭālibna
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	طُولِبْتُ ṭūlibtu	طُولِبْتَ ṭūlibta	طُولِبَ ṭūliba		طُولِبْتُمَا ṭūlibtumā	طُولِبَا ṭūlibā		طُولِبْنَا ṭūlibnā	طُولِبْتُمْ ṭūlibtum	طُولِبُوا ṭūlibū
	f		طُولِبْتِ ṭūlibti	طُولِبَتْ ṭūlibat			طُولِبَتَا ṭūlibatā			طُولِبْتُنَّ ṭūlibtunna	طُولِبْنَ ṭūlibna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُطَالَبُ ʔuṭālabu	تُطَالَبُ tuṭālabu	يُطَالَبُ yuṭālabu		تُطَالَبَانِ tuṭālabāni	يُطَالَبَانِ yuṭālabāni		نُطَالَبُ nuṭālabu	تُطَالَبُونَ tuṭālabūna	يُطَالَبُونَ yuṭālabūna
	f		تُطَالَبِينَ tuṭālabīna	تُطَالَبُ tuṭālabu			تُطَالَبَانِ tuṭālabāni			تُطَالَبْنَ tuṭālabna	يُطَالَبْنَ yuṭālabna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُطَالَبَ ʔuṭālaba	تُطَالَبَ tuṭālaba	يُطَالَبَ yuṭālaba		تُطَالَبَا tuṭālabā	يُطَالَبَا yuṭālabā		نُطَالَبَ nuṭālaba	تُطَالَبُوا tuṭālabū	يُطَالَبُوا yuṭālabū
	f		تُطَالَبِي tuṭālabī	تُطَالَبَ tuṭālaba			تُطَالَبَا tuṭālabā			تُطَالَبْنَ tuṭālabna	يُطَالَبْنَ yuṭālabna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُطَالَبْ ʔuṭālab	تُطَالَبْ tuṭālab	يُطَالَبْ yuṭālab		تُطَالَبَا tuṭālabā	يُطَالَبَا yuṭālabā		نُطَالَبْ nuṭālab	تُطَالَبُوا tuṭālabū	يُطَالَبُوا yuṭālabū
	f		تُطَالَبِي tuṭālabī	تُطَالَبْ tuṭālab			تُطَالَبَا tuṭālabā			تُطَالَبْنَ tuṭālabna	يُطَالَبْنَ yuṭālabna

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979), “طلب”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Pashto

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic طَالِب (ṭālib).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t̪ɑlɪb/

Noun

طالب • (tālib) m (plural طالبان (tālibān))

1. student
2. seeker
3. (in the plural) Taliban

Declension

Declension of طالب

	singular	plural
direct	طالب (tâlib)	طالبان (tâlibân)
oblique	طالب (tâlib)	طالبانو (tâlibâno)
vocative	طالبه (tâliba)	طالبانو (tâlibâno)

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic طَالِب (ṭālib).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /taː.ˈlib/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰɑː.lɪ́b]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰɑː.lɪ́b]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰɑː.lɪ́b]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰɔː.líb̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰɒː.léb̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰɔ.líb]

• Rhymes: -ib

Readings
Classical reading?	tālib
Dari reading?	tālib
Iranian reading?	tâleb
Tajik reading?	tolib

• Audio (Iran):

  (file)

Noun

طالب • (tālib / tâleb) (plural طالبان (tālibān / tâlebân), or طلبه, or طلاب, Tajik spelling толиб)

1. seeker

   طالِبِ عِلْم ― tâleb-e 'elm ― seeker of knowledge; student

2. (uncommon) student
3. (proscribed) a member of the Taliban

Further reading

• Hayyim, Sulayman (1934), “طالب”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim
• Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–), “طالب”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press.

Sindhi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian طالب (tālib), from Arabic طَالِب (ṭālib).

Noun

طالِبُ • (t̤ālibu) m (Devanagari तालिबु)

1. searcher, seeker, inquirer

References

• Khānu, Balocu (1960–1988), “طالِبُ”, in Jāmiʻ Sindhī lughāta (in Sindhi), Hyderabad, Sindh: Sindhī Adabī Borḍ, page 1276
• Parmanand, Mewaram (1910), “طالِبُ”, in Sindhi-English Dictionary, Hyderabad, Sindh: The Sind Juvenile Co-operative Society, page 369
• Sindhi Language Authority (2026), “طالب”, in Online Sindhi Dictionaries‎^[1]

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ط ل ب
3 terms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Arabic طَالِب (ṭālib).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tˤaː.lib/, [ˈtˤɑː.lɪb]

• Audio (Ramallah):

  (file)

Noun

طالب • (ṭāleb) m (plural طلّاب (ṭullāb), feminine طالبة (ṭālbe))

1. student, pupil

   Synonym: تلميذ (tilmīz)