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

   Synonym: مَقْعَد‎ (maqʿad)

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
5. (Shi'ism) husainiya

   Synonyms: حُسَيْنِيَّة‎ (ḥusayniyya), مَأْتَم‎ (maʾtam) (dialectal)

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
• Gulf Arabic: مجلس‎ (majlis)
• → Georgian: მეჯლისი (meǯlisi)
• → Malay: majlis
  • Indonesian: majlis
• → Persian: مجلس‎
  • → English: majlis
    • → Finnish: majlis
  • → Hindi: मजलिस (majlis)
  • → Portuguese: majlis
• → Turkish: meclis
  • → English: mejlis

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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)