məclis

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Azerbaijani

Other scripts
Cyrillic мәҹлис
Abjad مجلیس

Etymology

Ultimately from Arabic مَجْلِس (majlis, seat).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [mæd͡ʒˈlis], [mæd͡zˈlis]
  • Hyphenation: mäc‧lis

Noun

məclis (definite accusative məclisni, plural məclislər)

  1. meeting (a gathering of persons for a purpose)
    Synonyms: iclas, (South Azerbaijani) cələsə, müşavirə
  2. place of meeting; seat of an assembling body
  3. assembling body, meeting body, assembly (legislative body)
    Azərbaycan Respublikasının Milli Məclisi
    the National Assembly of the Republic of Azerbaijan
  4. (drama) scene (subdivision of an act)

Declension