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))

1. seat
2. place of meeting; seat of an assembling body; conference room; court; tribunal
3. (figuratively) session, sitting, meeting, party
4. (figuratively) council, college, collegium, board, committee, commission

Declension

Declension of noun مَجْلِس (majlis)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	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

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Persian

Etymology

Ultimately from Arabic مَجْلِس‎ (majlis).

Pronunciation

• (Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): [mæd͡ʒˈles]

Noun

مجلس • (majles)

1. parliament
2. assembly
3. Majlis

Related terms

• مجلس شورای اسلامی‌‎ (Majles-e Šowrâ-ye Eslâmi)