majlis

See also: Majlis and Maj-Lis

English

Alternative forms

• Majlis
• mejlis, Mejlis

Etymology

From Persian مجلس‎ (majles) and Turkish meclis, From Arabic مَجْلِس‎ (majlis, “place of sitting, session”). Derived from جَلَسَ‎ (jalasa, “sit”, verb).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑːd͡ʒlɪs/, /ˈmæd͡ʒlɪs/

Noun

majlis (plural majlises or majlis)

1. A council, assembly, or public meeting, in some Muslim countries or territories.
2. The parliament of Iran.

Usage notes

Often capitalized as part of a proper noun.

Translations

council, assembly, or public meeting, in some Muslim countries or territories

• Arabic: مَجْلِس‎ m (majlis)
• Armenian: մեջլիս (hy) (meǰlis)
• Azerbaijani: məclis (az)
• Bashkir: мәжлес (mäjles)
• Bengali: মজলিস (bn) (mojoliś)
• Bulgarian: маджли́с m (madžlís)
• Crimean Tatar: meclis
• Dhivehi: މަޖިލިސް‎ (majilis)
• Finnish: majlis (fi)
• French: majlis m
• Georgian: მეჯლისი (meǯlisi)
• German: Madschlis m
• Hindi: मजलिस (hi) (majlis)
• Indonesian: majelis (id)
• Kazakh: мәжіліс (mäjılıs)
• Kyrgyz: мажилис (majilis)
• Macedonian: меџлис m (medžlis)
• Malay: majlis (ms)
• Oriya: ମଜଲସ (or) (môjôlôsô), ମଜଲିସ (or) (môjôlisô)
• Pashto: مجلس‎ m (maǰlᶕs)
• Persian: مجلس‎ (fa) (majles)
• Portuguese: majlis m or f
• Russian: меджли́с (ru) m (medžlís)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: меџлис m

  Roman: medžlis (sh) m

• Tajik: маҷлис (majlis)
• Tatar: мәҗлис (mäclis)
• Turkish: meclis (tr)
• Turkmen: mejlis
• Ukrainian: меджлі́с (uk) m (medžlís)
• Urdu: مجلس‎ (majlis)
• Uyghur: مەجلىس‎ (mejlis)
• Uzbek: majlis (uz)

parliament of Iran

• Finnish: majlis (fi)
• Oriya: ମଜଲସ (or) (môjôlôsô), ମଜଲିସ (or) (môjôlisô)

Anagrams

• Jamils

Finnish

Etymology

From English majlis, from Persian مجلس‎ (majles).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑjlis/, [ˈmɑ̝jlis̠]
• Rhymes: -ɑjlis
• Syllabification^(key): maj‧lis

Noun

majlis

1. majlis, Majlis (parliament of Iran)

Declension

Inflection of majlis (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
nominative		majlis	—
genitive		majlisin	—
partitive		majlisia	—
illative		majlisiin	—
		singular	plural
nominative		majlis	—
accusative	nom.	majlis	—
	gen.	majlisin
genitive		majlisin	—
partitive		majlisia	—
inessive		majlisissa	—
elative		majlisista	—
illative		majlisiin	—
adessive		majlisilla	—
ablative		majlisilta	—
allative		majlisille	—
essive		majlisina	—
translative		majlisiksi	—
instructive		—	—
abessive		majlisitta	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of majlis (type paperi)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative majlisini — accusative nom. majlisini — gen. majlisini genitive majlisini — partitive majlisiani — inessive majlisissani — elative majlisistani — illative majlisiini — adessive majlisillani — ablative majlisiltani — allative majlisilleni — essive majlisinani — translative majlisikseni — instructive — — abessive majlisittani — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative majlisisi — accusative nom. majlisisi — gen. majlisisi genitive majlisisi — partitive majlisiasi — inessive majlisissasi — elative majlisistasi — illative majlisiisi — adessive majlisillasi — ablative majlisiltasi — allative majlisillesi — essive majlisinasi — translative majlisiksesi — instructive — — abessive majlisittasi — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative majlisimme — accusative nom. majlisimme — gen. majlisimme genitive majlisimme — partitive majlisiamme — inessive majlisissamme — elative majlisistamme — illative majlisiimme — adessive majlisillamme — ablative majlisiltamme — allative majlisillemme — essive majlisinamme — translative majlisiksemme — instructive — — abessive majlisittamme — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative majlisinne — accusative nom. majlisinne — gen. majlisinne genitive majlisinne — partitive majlisianne — inessive majlisissanne — elative majlisistanne — illative majlisiinne — adessive majlisillanne — ablative majlisiltanne — allative majlisillenne — essive majlisinanne — translative majlisiksenne — instructive — — abessive majlisittanne — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative majlisinsa — accusative nom. majlisinsa — gen. majlisinsa genitive majlisinsa — partitive majlisiaan majlisiansa — inessive majlisissaan majlisissansa — elative majlisistaan majlisistansa — illative majlisiinsa — adessive majlisillaan majlisillansa — ablative majlisiltaan majlisiltansa — allative majlisilleen majlisillensa — essive majlisinaan majlisinansa — translative majlisikseen majlisiksensa — instructive — — abessive majlisittaan majlisittansa — comitative — —

Indonesian

Noun

majlis (first-person possessive majlisku, second-person possessive majlismu, third-person possessive majlisnya)

1. (nonstandard) Alternative spelling of majelis.

Portuguese

Noun

majlis m (plural majlises)

1. majlis (council, assembly, or public meeting in some Muslim regions)

Uzbek

Noun

majlis (plural majlislar)

1. meeting, assembly