طالب

See also: طالت

Arabic

Etymology

Derived from the active participle of طَلَبَ (ṭalaba, “to seek, to request, etc.”), from the root ط ل ب (ṭ-l-b).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tˤaː.lib/

Noun

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

1. seeker, pursuer
2. student, scholar
3. claimant
4. applicant, petitioner
5. 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

Related terms

• طَلَبَ (ṭalaba)

References

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

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Pashto

Etymology

From Arabic طَالِب (ṭālib).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t̪ɑlɪb/

Noun

طالب • (tâlib) m (plural طالبان (tâlibân))

1. (in the singular) Taliban

Declension

declension of طالب

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

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Persian

Etymology

From Arabic طَالِب (ṭālib).

Pronunciation

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Noun

طالب • (tâleb) (plural طالبان (tâlebân))

1. seeker
2. student