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 (maqʕad)

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

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

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

• IPA^(key): [mæd͡ʒˈles]

Noun

مجلس • (majles)

1. parliament
2. assembly
3. Majlis

Related terms

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