مجلس

Arabic

Etymology

Noun of place from the verb جَلَسَ (jalasa, “to sit down”), from the root ج ل س (j-l-s).

Pronunciation

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Noun

مَجْلِس • (majlis) m (plural مَجالِس (majālis))

1. seat
2. conference room
3. gathering, meeting, party
4. session, sitting
5. council meeting, council
6. college, collegium
7. board, committee, commission
8. court, tribunal

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

• جالس
• جلس
• جلسَة
• جلوس
• جليس
• مجالسة

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Persian

Etymology

From Arabic مَجْلِس (majlis, “gathering, session”).

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)